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Committee hears proposal to fund parole‑board legal counsel pilot; JFO flags carry‑forward issue
Summary
Legislative counsel told the Senate Appropriations Committee that H550 would add funding for a parole board legal‑counsel pilot totaling $75,000 ($25,000 carry forward plus $50,000 appropriation); counsel and JFO flagged that Act 74 §89 could affect the carry forward and proposed amendment language to reserve the $25,000 for that purpose.
Legislative counsel told the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 28 that H550, the parole‑board bill, includes a proposal for a legal‑counsel pilot for the parole board that the committee must consider for funding.
Counsel explained the parole board lacks its own counsel; a pilot program to contract external legal counsel would cost $75,000. Of that, $25,000 is a carry forward from the Department of Corrections; the…
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