FISCAL NOTE

House Bill 73 as introduced requires the establishment of a community punishment and corrections (CPC) program in at least one county in each judicial circuit by January 1, 2022. According to the Department of Corrections, this bill could increase obligations of the department by 1) a minimum estimated $86,666 to provide start-up cost assistance in one county in each of the six judicial circuits that currently do not have a CPC program; 2) by either $10 or $15 per day per inmate that becomes eligible to participate in a CPC program established pursuant to this bill; and 3) an undetermined amount to provide financial assistance for annual operating costs for each CPC program established in judicial circuits that currently do not have a program.

This bill could increase the obligations of county commissions in judicial circuits that do not have a CPC program by an undetermined amount dependent on whether an authority or nonprofit will operate the CPC program in that county. However, this bill provides that the provisions therein shall not require a county commission to provide funding for a CPC program.