SESSION OF 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2337
As Recommended by House Committee on
Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Brief*
HB 2337 would amend law related to corrections
advisory boards (advisory boards) formed under the
Community Corrections Act (Act) and grants awarded under
the Act.

Advisory Board Membership
The bill would remove a provision setting the maximum
number of advisory board members at 15. Continuing law
requires each board to consist of at least 12 members.
The bill would also amend provisions setting forth the
appointed members of each advisory board to include either
an executive director of a community mental health center
(CMHC), or if there is no CMHC in the county, a
representative of mental health services providers in the
county. The bill would also provide if an advisory board exists
as a cooperation between two or more counties, the boards
of county commissioners of the counties would appoint the
member together.
The bill would amend the membership term for advisory
board members to increase terms from two years to three
years.

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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
Community Corrections Grants
Grant Payments
The bill would amend law related to Kansas Department
of Corrections (KDOC) grant payments made to qualifying
counties for community corrections programs by designating
such payments to be made quarterly instead of semi-
annually, and would update references to payments to reflect
this change.
Grant Requirements
The bill would replace specific statutory percentage
standards for the supervision success rate related to
community corrections grants with language allowing the
Secretary of Corrections (Secretary) to establish such
standards as part of the correctional services standards
adopted under the Act.
Grant Proposal Requirements
Continuing law sets out grant proposal provision
requirements. The bill would make the following changes to
these requirements:
● Replace references to “revocation” with
“recidivism”;
● Add cognitive behavior intervention to the list of
services that may be provided to persons under
community corrections supervision;
● Replace references to “risk reduction and
intervention” with “effective practices in community
supervision”;
● Require counties implement a method of tracking
and reporting dosage of services received by
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 offenders who successfully complete a community
corrections services program and offenders
revoked to prison; and
● Require counties establish a goal of increasing the
number of offenders who successfully complete a
community correctional services program by
providing a plan to either:
○ Achieve and maintain a supervision success
rate determined by the Secretary; or
○ Target the successful reentry of offenders who
are considered medium or high risk for
recidivism by applying certain strategies.
Annual KDOC Grant Report
The bill would remove a requirement that the Secretary
prepare and deliver to specified officials and entities an
annual report stating the number of programs receiving
grants, identification of each program, summary of the
provisions of the program, and the success of each program
in reducing revocations.

Technical Amendments
The bill would update statutory references and phrasing
to provide consistency and reflect current usage.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Corrections and Juvenile Justice at the request of KDOC. In
the House Committee hearing, representatives of KDOC and
the Kansas Community Corrections Association testified in
support of the bill. A private citizen testified in opposition to
the bill. No other testimony was provided.

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 According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Kansas Sentencing Commission
and KDOC state enactment of the bill could have an effect on
prison beds and admissions; however, a fiscal effect could
not be estimated. The Kansas Association of Counties
estimates enactment of the bill could have a fiscal effect on
counties that do not meet the program benchmarks set by
KDOC. Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill
is not reflected in The FY 2020 Governor’s Budget Report.


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 75-5297, 75-52, 75-5298