92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB1969
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House Sponsors:
GILES-DELGADO-JONES,LOU-MENDOZA, JONES,SHIRLEY, 
   MILLER, YARBROUGH, DAVIS,MONIQUE AND KENNER.

Short description: 
CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT CREDIT                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Unified Code of Corrections.  Provides that a prisoner      
   who is serving a sentence for a crime committed as a result of the use      
   of, abuse of, or addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance  shall      
   receive  no  good  conduct  credit until he or she participates in and      
   completes a substance abuse treatment program that is approved by  the      
   Department of Corrections.  Effective immediately.                          
          CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                        
          HB 1969 would cause an increase of 13,292 inmates in the             
          corrections population and would have a fiscal impact of             
          $2,543,025,700.                                                      
          FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections)                              
          Same as correctional note.                                           
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Further amends the Unified Code of  Corrections  concerning  good      
   conduct  credit.  Provides  that,  for  a  prisoner  who  is serving a      
   sentence for a crime committed as a result of the use of, abuse of, or      
   addiction  to  alcohol  or  a  controlled  substance,  if  he  or  she      
   participates in and completes a substance abuse treatment program, the      
   Department may award  good  conduct  credit  for  the  time  spent  in      
   treatment.   Provides  that  availability of substance abuse treatment      
   shall be subject to the limits of fiscal resources appropriated by the      
   General Assembly for these purposes.  Provides that  if  treatment  is      
   not  available,  prisoners  shall  be  placed  on a waiting list under      
   criteria established by the Department. Provides that  the  Department      
   may  require a prisoner placed on a waiting list to attend a substance      
   abuse education class or attend substance  abuse  self-help  meetings.      
   Provides that prisoners shall not lose good conduct credit as a result      
   of  being  placed  on  a  waiting  list  and shall remain eligible for      
   increased  good  conduct  credit  for  participation  in  educational,      
   vocational,  and  correctional  industry   programs.    Replaces   the      
   immediate effective date with an effective date of January 1, 2002.         
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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