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Committee tables bill proposing additional PSI writers after split vote; sponsors open to reducing FTEs
Summary
SB89, sponsored on behalf of the Criminal Justice Oversight Council, would add dedicated pre-sentence investigation (PSI) raters to improve report quality. The committee debated cutting the proposed 14 FTEs; after debate a motion to pass failed on a tied/split roll call and the bill was tabled for further consideration.
Senator (carrying for the Criminal Justice Oversight Council) introduced SB89 to create additional Department of Corrections positions to improve the quality of pre-sentence investigation reports (PSIs). The sponsor said understaffing had harmed report quality and public safety and noted earlier negotiations in Senate Judiciary had discussed cutting the bill's proposed FTEs in half.
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