ND HB1015

Appropriates $253,749,948 in total funds ($215,387,242 from general fund) to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the 2015-17 biennium, including $222,233,841 for adult services and $31,516,107 for youth services, with 836.29 full-time equivalent positions authorized.

Allocates $7,538,311 in one-time funding for security camera upgrades ($202,500), equipment ($244,400), license plate issues ($4,900,000), information technology upgrades ($616,144), DOCSTARS maintenance ($150,000), and extraordinary repairs ($1,425,267).

Appropriates $50,000 to the Legislative Council for consulting services to assist with a legislative management study of incarceration issues during the 2015-16 interim.

Establishes an incarceration issues committee consisting of 6 voting members from the house and senate appropriations and judiciary committees, plus 9 nonvoting advisory members including district court judges, the attorney general, and law enforcement officials.

Directs the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to prioritize contract housing and programming funding for in-state local and regional facilities to place overflow inmates during the 2015-17 biennium.