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Committee hears bill to consolidate corrections agencies into new Department of Corrections; legal and funding questions raised
Summary
Lawmakers discussed HB 1115, which would combine multiple corrections-related entities into a new Department of Corrections reporting to a Board of Correction. Committee members raised concerns about use-of-force language, appointment mechanics, funding sources and the Parole Board's statutory duties; no final vote was taken.
The Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee held an extended briefing on HB 1115, a proposed consolidation that would create a new Department of Corrections by combining community corrections, the existing Department of Corrections, the Parole Board, the Sentencing Commission and related entities.
A staff presenter told the committee that entities covered by the proposal would report to a Board of Correction rather than a secretary and that the secretary’s…
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