Bill > SB0313

This bill amends the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program by updating definitions and how incentive payments are distributed and used. Key changes include clarifying "felony probation" to mean probation for a felony offense, defining "recidivism percentage" as the rate of individuals on parole or felony probation being convicted of new crimes, and refining how "parole employment rate" and "probation employment rate" are calculated to include the total annual population on parole or felony probation in a region. The bill also modifies how incentive payments are distributed, directing them from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (the "office") to the Department of Corrections, which can use 15% for program administration and must use 85% to improve and expand supervision and rehabilitative services, such as evidence-based practices for risk assessments, intermediate sanctions, rehabilitation programs like substance abuse and mental health treatment, job training, and hiring additional personnel. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the "Employment Incentive Restricted Account" will now only have expenditures authorized by the office and spent by the department according to the updated provisions.

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