OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-972
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COST OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8981
File Copy No.: 453
Senate Calendar No.: 269
Primary Analyst: ME 5/20/21
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Correction, Dept. GF - Eliminates
Cost in Bill
None 3.5-4.5
million
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment requires the person initiating or receiving the
communication to pay a rate equivalent to the cost the Department of
Correction (DOC) incurs for providing the service which eliminates the
cost to the DOC in the underlying bill.
The Out Years
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Correction, Dept. GF - Eliminates
Cost in Bill
4.5-5.5
million
4.5-5.5
million
4.5-5.5
million
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
The amendment removes the cost to the DOC.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General 2021SB-00972-R00LCO08981-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.