Bill > S1286

This bill establishes a new Corrections Advisory Board to provide independent advice to the state's corrections providers, including sheriffs, to improve coordination among sheriffs, the department of correction, courts, and community corrections programs, and to identify best practices in corrections operations. The bill also makes several changes related to sheriffs' departments, including clarifying that the cost of meals for employees of sheriff's departments is subject to collective bargaining agreements, expanding the definition of a full-time employee for certain civil process enforcement duties, establishing a dedicated civil process office within each sheriff's department with specific rules for deputies and employees, requiring detailed reporting and accounting of fees collected from civil process services, and providing for enhanced benefits for deputy sheriffs and employees injured in the line of duty while performing civil process duties. Additionally, the bill mandates a comprehensive assessment to create statewide standards for classification, recruitment, promotion, compensation, and professional standards for all sheriff's offices.