Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Filed: 3/25/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5658




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5658 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5For-Profit Community Corrections Prohibition Act.
 
6    Section 5. Purpose. 

The purpose of this Act is to provide 
7effective community-based supervision and rehabilitative 
8services to persons under the supervision of the Parole 
9Division of the Department of Corrections and the Aftercare 
10Division of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
 
11    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
12    "For-profit prison company" means a for-profit corporation 
13or business entity not organized or operating as a 
14not-for-profit entity that owns, manages, or operates 
15correctional facilities or community correctional supervision 
 
 
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1services.
2    "Community correctional supervision" means re-entry 
3services and community surveillance for persons under the 
4supervision of the Parole Division of the Department of 
5Corrections and the Aftercare Division of the Department of 
6Juvenile Justice.
 
7    Section 15. Certain contracts prohibited.  On or after the 
8effective date of this Act, the State
shall not contract with a 
9for-profit prison company for community correctional 
10supervision of persons in the custody of the Department of 
11Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice. Nothing in 
12this Act shall be construed to allow privatization prohibited 
13under the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act.

 
14    Section 20. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall be 
15construed to apply to:
16    (1) State work release centers or juvenile residential 
17facilities that provide separate care or special treatment 
18operated in whole or part by non-profit private contractors; or
19    (2) contracts for ancillary services, including medical 
20services, educational services, electronic monitoring 
21services, repair and maintenance contracts, or other services 
22not directly related to the ownership, management, or operation 
23of security services in a correctional facility or for 
24community correctional supervision.".