Senate Bill 890 Summary

• Probation officers are authorized to allow offenders to report remotely via simultaneous audio and video transmission if it avoids work or class schedule conflicts, or if the offender has transportation difficulties, illness, physical disability, or emergency needs.

• Courts may delegate authority to probation officers to reduce an offender's term of supervised probation when the offender is in compliance with probation terms and has made diligent progress.

• Diligent progress is defined as completion of drug or mental health treatment programs, at least six months of active enrollment in education programs (trade certification, GED, associate degree, or higher), or at least six months of employment.

• Probation officers may reduce supervision terms by no more than one-fourth of the original required time, with total reductions across multiple occasions not exceeding one-fourth of the original term.

• The Department of Public Safety receives $50,000 in nonrecurring funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to educate probation officers, judges, and stakeholders about these statutory changes.