Division Criminal Justice Spending Authority Community Corrections

Joint Budget Committee. The bill makes 2 changes to the spending authority of the division of criminal justice (division) in the department of public safety in relation to community corrections programs:

• Repeals the division's authority to transfer up to 10% of annual appropriations among or between line items for community corrections program services; and
• Allows the division to overexpend up to $2 million in any one fiscal year for felony placements in community corrections programs.
  (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)