The proposed bill would amend current statutes regarding community supervision by allowing the Department of Corrections (DOC) to charge prisoners for the reasonable costs associated with their participation in rehabilitation programs during community supervision. This addition is marked as 1. Adds that DOC may charge a prisoner for the reasonable costs of a rehabilitation program.. Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to existing language, ensuring clarity and consistency in the statute. Furthermore, the bill maintains the requirement for prisoners to pay a monthly supervision fee of at least $65, while also updating the distribution of collected fees. The current law's language specifying "sixty-five dollars" is replaced with $65, and the percentages for fund allocations are clarified from "per cent" to percent. The bill also expands the types of programs for which prisoners may be charged costs, including both drug testing and rehabilitation programs, as indicated by the insertion of or a rehabilitation program in the relevant sections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 31-418