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SB 1968: State Correctional System

GENERAL BILL by Burt

State Correctional System; authorizes board of county commissioners & certain private vendors to operate correctional facilities to house out-of-state inmates; prohibits board or vendor from accepting out-of-state inmates convicted of certain specified offenses; requires that offender be returned to sending state before release; authorizes use of inmate labor in constructing correctional facility, etc. Amends Ch. 957, 944.40; creates 944.185; repeals 944.711.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/1998 Senate • Filed
    3/18/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Ways and Means -SJ 00187
    5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

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  • SB 1968, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/1998 at 2:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 4411 State Correctional System Corrections Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations
    Location:
    S 2112 Correctional Facilities/Private Kurth Compare Last Action: 4/21/1998 S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Executive Business, Ethics and Elections -SJ 00538; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00538
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    944.185
    944.40 Escapes; penalty.
    944.711 Requests for proposals.
    957.03 Correctional Privatization Commission.
    957.031
    957.06 Powers and duties not delegable to contractor.
    957.061
    957.08 Capacity requirements.
    957.125 Correctional facilities for youthful offenders.

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