OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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sHB-6463
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, A
REENTRY EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEES IN MUNICIPALITIES WHERE A
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS LOCATED, THE DISCLOSURE OF
RECORDS, THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA RELATING
TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND
THE PROVISION OF DEBIT CARDS TO INCARCERATED PERSONS
AT THE TIME OF RELEASE.
Primary Analyst: ME 4/26/21
Contributing Analyst(s): DC, DD, AN, CP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Correction, Dept. GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Correction (DOC) to provide
debit cards to inmates upon their release and results in a potential cost
to the DOC. To meet the requirements of the bill the DOC will have to
issue a request for proposals (RFP) and hire an outside vendor to
provide this service which results in a potential cost depending on the
terms of the contract agreed upon between the vendor and the state.
The bill also makes various unrelated changes to the DOC resulting
in no fiscal impact.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject the terms of the contract.