Bill > S1420

This bill appropriates funds to the Department of Correction for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The key provisions include: - Appropriating over $339 million to the Department of Correction's various programs, including management services, state prisons, county and out-of-state placement, correctional alternative placement, community corrections, and community-based substance abuse treatment. - Authorizing the Department of Correction to have up to 2,103.85 full-time equivalent positions. - Allowing the Department of Correction to transfer funds between its programs without limitation, except for the County and Out-of-State Placement Program, Correctional Alternative Placement Program, and Medical Services Program. - Creating a Hepatitis C Fund and appropriating $12 million from the General Fund to this new fund to be used for treating and mitigating hepatitis C in the prison population. - Providing additional appropriations from the General Fund and Hepatitis C Fund for various purposes, such as pre-prosecution diversion grants, an inmate banking module, trauma-informed treatment, and a digital radio system. - Authorizing the reappropriation of certain unexpended and unencumbered balances from fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2023 for the same purposes.

Budget and Finance, Justice

Finance Committee (S)

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2022/legislation/S1420/