HOUSE BILL No. 6353

 

 

September 25, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Law and Justice.

 

     A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled

 

"Corrections code of 1953,"

 

(MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 35a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 35a. (1) The justice reinvestment fund is created in the

 

state treasury. The fund must only be expended as provided in this

 

section.

 

     (2) The state treasurer shall credit to the justice

 

reinvestment fund 70% of the realized savings of the department, as

 

determined by the department, from its yearly budget as a result of

 

objective, evidence-based parole decisions under section 33e.

 

     (3) The unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end

 

of a fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the

 

general fund.

 

     (4) Each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute the

proceeds of the fund monthly to each county receiving a paroled

 

prisoner into its jurisdiction upon his or her release on a per-

 

prisoner basis.

 

     (5) A county receiving funds under this section shall use 50%

 

of the funding to offset any increased costs as a result of

 

receiving a paroled prisoner for all of the following:

 

     (i) Law enforcement responsible for the arrest of a parole

 

violator.

 

     (ii) The county jail used to detain an alleged parole

 

violator.

 

     (iii) Transportation costs for a parole violator if he or she

 

must be taken to another jurisdiction to be detained or prosecuted.

 

     (iv) Court personnel necessary for the prosecution of a parole

 

violator.

 

     (6) A county receiving funds under this section shall use 50%

 

of the funding to offset any increased costs as a result of

 

receiving a paroled prisoner for all of the following:

 

     (i) Prisoner reentry programs.

 

     (ii) Juvenile justice community-based programs.

 

     (iii) Michigan works agencies.

 

     (iv) Mental health services.

 

     (v) Substance use disorder services.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless House Bill No. 5377 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into

 

law.