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Senate committee advances amended DOCR appropriations bill with study language and adjustments for county jail operations

2364252 · February 20, 2025
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The Senate Appropriations — Human Resources Division approved a do‑pass recommendation on Senate Bill 2015 as amended, a DOCR appropriations and policy package that includes study language and adjustments to county/regional corrections funding and new FTEs.

The Senate Appropriations — Human Resources Division approved a do‑pass recommendation on Senate Bill 2015 as amended, a budget and policy package for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR).

Committee members adopted an amendment (LC draft) that clarified language on eligible inmates’ participation in work, rehabilitation and treatment programs and revised definitions related to “confinement” so transitional facilities could not be excluded by accident. The department’s director, Colby Bridal, described the updated fiscal note and said the amended bill and…

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