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Subcommittee moves to make Family Sentencing Alternative permanent, funds program and annual reporting
Summary
The Public Safety Subcommittee adopted an amendment to remove the sunset for the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program, appropriated $2,648,236 general fund and reapproved one Department of Corrections position, and moved House Bill 2555 as amended to the full Ways and Means committee with a due-pass recommendation.
House Bill 2555, which would make permanent the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program first created by House Bill 3503 in 2015, was amended and moved out of the Public Safety Subcommittee on a due-pass recommendation.
The measure removes the program's sunset date, adds flexibility on eligibility timing and requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services to submit a joint annual report on program outcomes. An amendment (the dash a6) appropriates $2,648,236 in general fund to continue current…
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