HB5658ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Filed: 3/19/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5658

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5658 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the For-Profit Community Corrections Prohibition Act.

Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide effective community-based supervision and rehabilitative services to persons under the supervision of the Parole Division of the Department of Corrections and the Aftercare Division of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"For-profit prison company" means a for-profit corporation or business entity not organized or operating as a not-for-profit entity that owns, manages, or operates correctional facilities or community correctional supervision services.

"Community correctional supervision" means re-entry services and community surveillance for persons under the supervision of the Parole Division of the Department of Corrections and the Aftercare Division of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Section 15. Certain contracts prohibited. On or after the effective date of this Act, the State shall not contract with a for-profit prison company for community correctional supervision of persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow privatization prohibited under the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act.".