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REFERENCE TITLE: joint select committee on corrections |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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SB 1323 |
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Introduced by Senators Quezada: Bowie, Bradley, Cajero Bedford, Contreras, Dalessandro, Farley, Hobbs, Mendez, Meza, Miranda, Otondo, Peshlakai
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AN ACT
Amending title 41, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1610.02; relating to the state department of corrections.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1610.02, to read:
41-1610.02. Joint select committee on corrections; membership; meetings; staffing; duties; report; committee termination
A. The joint select committee on corrections is established consisting of the following members:
1. Three members of the senate, two of whom are appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
2. Three members of the house of representatives, two of whom are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
3. The governor or the governor's designee.
4. The director of the state department of corrections or the director's designee.
5. The director of the department of administration or the director's designee.
B. Members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from the membership of the committee at the first committee meeting.
C. Members serving pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this section are nonvoting members and are not members for purposes of determining a quorum. A quorum consists of four voting members.
D. The committee shall meet at least two times each year and any other time that the chairperson deems necessary or on the call of the majority of the voting committee members.
E. Members of the committee are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.
F. The legislature shall provide staff and clerical support to the committee and shall advise and assist the committee in performing its responsibilities. Persons representing the state department of corrections and the department of administration shall provide information and technical assistance to the committee.
G. The committee shall receive testimony from the department of administration regarding the construction schedule of prison beds previously authorized by the legislature.
H. The committee shall receive testimony from the state department of corrections regarding the actual and anticipated growth or decline in the department's inmate population and the conditions of confinement of the inmate population, including information and data on:
1. The number and causes of death of inmates.
2. Complaints filed by inmates and the department's responses to those complaints.
3. Inmate food services.
4. Air conditioning and heating systems within each prison.
I. The committee shall review and make recommendations to the legislature regarding future prisons and capital investments to improve the conditions of confinement and working conditions for corrections staff.
J. The committee may consider other matters relating to prison construction or prison operations and may make recommendations to the legislature.
K. The committee shall review private incarceration facility sites pursuant to section 41-1609.02.
L. The committee shall prepare and submit an annual report of its recommendations to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before October 15 and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
M. The committee established by this section ends on July 1, 2025 pursuant to section 41-3103.