State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: CSHB 187(STA)
2020 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(H) Publish Date: 1/29/2020
Identifier: HB187-DOC-IDO-1-17-2020 Department: Department of Corrections
Title: RESTRICT OUT-OF-STATE CORRECTIONAL Appropriation: Population Management
FACIL. Allocation: Institution Director's Office
Sponsor: FIELDS OMB Component Number: 1381
Requester: House State Affairs
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2021 Governor's
Appropriation FY2021 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2021 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Personal Services *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2020) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2021) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Kelly Goode, Deputy Commissioner Phone: (907)465-3460
Division: Commissioner's Office Date: 01/17/2020 04:30 PM
Approved By: April Wilkerson, Administrative Services Director for Corrections Date: 01/17/20
Agency: Office of Management and Budget
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 CSHB 187(STA) - Fiscal Note 1
FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. HB187
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This legislation changes the current authority of the Commissioner of Corrections when designating the placement of
prisoners who are under the departments custody.
AS 33.30.031 (a) is amended to allow the placement of prisoners into an out of state facility only if it locates the prisoner
closer to family or due to the prisoners health issues.
This legislation eliminates the departments ability to place prisoners in other states under the Interstate Corrections
Compact (ICC) agreement or through the competitive procurement contract process. The department currently places
prisoners in other state or federal facilities, public or private, for security reasons such as when former law enforcement
officers, high security or separatee prisoners are placed under the departments custody. If this legislation were passed,
these prisoners would be required to remain within an Alaska prison and could jeopardize the safety and security of the
staff, prisoners, and facility.
Additionally, as the prisoner population continues to grow, the department will not have the ability to absorb the
increases without this flexibility. The offender population projections show a continued increase to the prison population
and it is expected that current capacity will be exceeded by April 2020. If this legislation were passed, it is unknown the
full financial impacts that could result from; facility overcrowding, increased staffing overtime, potential litigation, facility
renovations and repairs, as well as other costs associated with identifying increased bed capacity; therefore, an
indeterminate fiscal note is being submitted.
The Department will monitor for any future financial and population impacts if this legislation is passed.
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Statutes affected:
HB0187A, AM HB 187, introduced 01/10/2020: 33.30.031, 36.30.300, 33.30.061
HB0187B, AM CSHB 187(STA), introduced 01/29/2020: 33.30.031, 33.30.061