S.B. 04-15 State sales tax refund - offset against state income tax - restitution - child support. Expands the offset against an inmate's state sales tax refund to include payment toward outstanding child support obligations of the inmate. Allocates the portions of the offset to be used in situations in which the inmate has either restitution or child support obligations, or both. Permits an inmate to receive his or her state sales tax refund if the inmate has no outstanding child support or restitution obligations.
APPROVED by Governor March 23, 2004
EFFECTIVE August 4, 2004
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the
effective date, see page vi of this digest.
S.B. 04-30 Boot camp - eligibility. Expands the list of offenses that make an offender ineligible for participation in the regimented inmate training program to include all assault offenses, all sex offenses that require registration, and all child abuse crimes. Prohibits an alien subject to a removal order from participating in the regimented inmate training program.
APPROVED by Governor April 1, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 1, 2004
S.B. 04-123 Youthful offender system - authority - bed cap - security level. Extends the authority for the youthful offender system ("YOS"). Caps the number of beds in YOS at 256. Changes the security level of the YOS facility from a level V to a level III.
APPROVED by Governor April 5, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 5, 2004
S.B. 04-156 Correctional facilities - juvenile facilities - employment of sex offenders prohibited. Prohibits the department of corrections ("DOC") from hiring a registered sex offender to work in a correctional facility. Prohibits an entity that contracts with the DOC for operation of a private correctional facility from employing a registered sex offender in the private correctional facility. If the DOC or the entity employs a registered sex offender in a correctional facility as of the effective date of the act, requires the DOC or the entity to ensure that the person does not have unsupervised contact with an inmate. Requires an employee of the DOC who works in a correctional facility and who, while employed by the DOC, is convicted of an offense that requires the employee to register as a sex offender immediately to notify the DOC of the conviction and the registration requirement. Requires the DOC to ensure that the employee does not have unsupervised contact with an inmate.
Prohibits the department of human services ("DHS") from hiring a registered sex offender to work in a juvenile facility. Prohibits an entity that contracts with the DHS for operation of a private juvenile facility from employing a registered sex offender in the private juvenile facility. If the DHS or the entity employs a registered sex offender in a juvenile facility as of the effective date of the act, requires the DHS or the entity to ensure that the person does not have unsupervised contact with a juvenile in the facility. Requires an employee of the DHS who works in a juvenile facility and who, while employed by the DHS, is convicted of an offense that requires the employee to register as a sex offender immediately to notify the DHS of the conviction and the registration requirement. Requires the DHS to ensure that the employee does not have unsupervised contact with a juvenile in the facility.
APPROVED by Governor April 1, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 1, 2004
S.B. 04-191 Parole board members - terms. Allows members of the state board of parole to serve consecutive terms without limit.
APPROVED by Governor April 13, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 13, 2004
H.B. 04-1074 Reentry program. Requires the department of corrections ("department") to administer a reentry program in collaboration with the division of adult parole within the department and the youthful offender system within the department. Directs the reentry program to address recidivism, rehabilitation, and life-management skills.
APPROVED by Governor April 13, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 13, 2004
H.B. 04-1100 Private contract prisons - requests for competitive proposals - contract requirements - planning process. Allows the department of corrections ("department"), under certain circumstances, to request competitive proposals from private prison providers 3 years before the desired occupancy date of a correctional facility. Requires the department, during the request for competitive proposals process authorized by the general assembly, to make certain facility criteria determinations and to assure a competitive market for prospective contractors. Clarifies that in no event may the department lend or pledge the credit or faith of the department or of the state in any manner that would violate the Colorado constitution.
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 2004
EFFECTIVE August 4, 2004
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the
effective date, see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 04-1189 Parole eligibility - percentage of time served. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2004, requires that a defendant not be eligible for parole until he or she serves 75% of the sentence, less any earned time, if the defendant was convicted of:
● A specified class 2 or 3 felony; or
● A specified class 4 or 5 felony and the defendant has a previous conviction for a crime of violence.
For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2004, requires that a defendant not be eligible for parole until he or she serves 75% of the sentence, if the defendant has a previous conviction for a crime of violence and the defendant was convicted of:
● A specified class 2 or 3 felony; or
● A specified class 4 or 5 felony and the defendant has 2 previous convictions for a crime of violence.
APPROVED by Governor June 4, 2004
EFFECTIVE June 4, 2004
H.B. 04-1395 Parole board interviews- teleconferencing - location change. Allows the state board of parole ("parole board") to conduct parole interviews by teleconference. Prohibits changing the interview location within the 30 days preceding the interview date without approval of the parole board. Requires each correctional facility and private prison to provide the parole board with hearing space and teleconference technology acceptable to the parole board within the administrative area or other location acceptable to the parole board for the purpose of conducting parole hearings.
APPROVED by Governor April 21, 2004
EFFECTIVE April 21, 2004
H.B. 04-1419 FY 2004-05 budget reduction bill - private prison monitoring cost reimbursement - out-of-state inmates only. Requires that private prison contractors reimburse the state only for monitoring costs associated with inmates housed in private prisons who are from other states.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, decreases the cash funds appropriation to the department of corrections, management, executive director's office subprogram for: health, life, and dental, short term disability, salary survey and senior executive service, performance-based pay awards, and leased space by a total of $88,142 and increases the general fund appropriation by the same amount. Specifies the cash fund amount is from private prison monitoring fees.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, decreases the cash funds appropriation to the department of corrections, management, external capacity subprogram, private prison monitoring unit, for personal services and operating expenses by a total of $957,197 and increases the general fund appropriation by the same amount. Specifies the cash fund amount is from private prison monitoring fees.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, for the appropriation to the department of corrections, management, external capacity subprogram, payments to house state prisoners, for payments to private prisons, decreases the rate from $50.37 per inmate per day to $49.56 per inmate per day.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, decreases the appropriation to the department of corrections, management, external capacity subprogram, payments to house state prisoners for payments to private prisons by $1,064,340 to reflect the decrease in the rate.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, decreases the cash funds appropriation to the department of corrections, communication subprogram, for operating expenses by $8,190 and increases the general fund appropriation by the same amount. Specifies the cash fund amount is from private prison monitoring fees.
For the 2004-05 fiscal year, decreases the cash funds appropriation to the department of corrections, transportation subprogram, for vehicle lease payments by $10,811 and increases the general fund appropriation by the same amount. Specifies the cash fund amount is from private prison monitoring fees.
APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2004
EFFECTIVE May 12, 2004
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