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Committee hears proposal to repeal recoupment office after collections declined; DAS says wind‑down and record retention needed
Summary
Rep. Buzz Schur presented HB 611, which would repeal the state's recoupment statute and dissolve the Office of Cost Containment. Department of Administrative Services told the committee that collections have fallen sharply in recent years and that the office's continuing costs now exceed revenue; DAS asked the committee for an effective date on
House Bill 611 would repeal the statutory recoupment framework that requires people who receive appointed counsel to repay part of the court‑appointed counsel fee; it would dissolve the state's Office of Cost Containment that currently processes those collections.
Representative Buzz Schur said the law was enacted to recapture modest fees from defendants whose financial affidavits nevertheless allowed appointment of counsel, but he told the committee that collection volumes have declined significantly since changes to the statute and practice in recent years. "What originally happened," he…
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