SB792 Summary

• Requires Pardon and Parole Board members to complete annual training based on guidance from the National Institute of Corrections, Association of Paroling Authorities International, or American Probation and Parole Association, covering criminogenic needs, effective intervention, and offender behavior change.

• Changes Pardon and Parole Board member eligibility to require a bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in criminal justice, parole, probation, corrections, criminal law, law enforcement, psychiatry, psychology, behavioral health, substance abuse services, or social work; mandates at least 2 members have 5 years of experience in clinical psychology, substance abuse services, or social work.

• Requires all parole and probation conditions to be evidence-based and mandates parolees receive intake/orientation within 3 business days of release, risk and needs assessments within 45 business days, and individualized treatment and supervision plans.

• Requires probation and parole officers to undergo annual training on identifying criminal risk factors, principles of effective intervention, compliance and behavior change, and responding to domestic violence violations.

• Effective date November 1, 2017.