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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 562
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Requires DPS&C to reimburse sheriffs for housing
parolees who are arrested pending the parole revocation hearing
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(e), relative to housing of inmates; to provide relative to the2
housing of persons committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and3
Corrections who are released on parole and are subsequently arrested; to require the4
department to reimburse sheriffs for the housing of these inmates in parish jails; to5
provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง824. Commitment of persons to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections9
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B.(1)11
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(e)(i) For Fiscal Year 2014 -2015, for any person committed to the13
department who is released on parole and who is subsequently arrested and housed14
in a parish jail while awaiting a parole revocation hearing, the department shall15
reimburse the sheriff, or the governing authority of those parishes in which the16
governing authority operates the parish jail, at the rate of fifty percent of an amount17
equal to the rate provided for in the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph18
less the sum of any monies received from the parish governing authority for the19
purpose of housing such persons pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5535(1), for20 HLS 14RS-1217 ENGROSSED
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each day that the person is housed in the parish jail from the time of arrest until the1
person either pleads guilty to the subsequent charge or until the committee on parole2
makes its determination regarding parole revocation, whichever occurs first.3
(ii) For Fiscal Year 2015 -2016, and thereafter, for any person committed to4
the department who is released on parole and who is subsequently arrested and5
housed in a parish jail while awaiting a parole revocation hearing, the department6
shall reimburse the sheriff, or the governing authority of those parishes in which the7
governing authority operates the parish jail, at the rate provided for in the provisions8
of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph less the sum of any monies received from the9
parish governing authority for the purpose of housing such persons pursuant to the10
provisions of R.S. 13:5535(1), for each day that the person is housed in the parish jail11
from the time of arrest until the person either pleads guilty to the subsequent charge12
or until the committee on parole makes its determination regarding parole13
revocation, whichever occurs first.14
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Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be effective upon the appropriation of16
funds for such purpose.17
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lopinto HB No. 562
Abstract: Requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to reimburse sheriffs for the
housing of persons committed to the custody of the department who are released on
parole and are subsequently arrested.
Present law provides that for any individual committed to the custody of DPS&C who is
housed in a parish jail or institution after final sentence, the department shall pay to each
parish sheriff, or to the governing authority of those parishes in which the governing
authority operates the parish jail, for keeping and feeding the individual in the parish jail the
sum of $24.39 per day. Such daily sum shall be paid from date of sentencing until the
individual is confined in a penal or correctional institution under the supervision of the
department.
Present law provides that the parish governing authority shall provide the sheriff with a per
diem for each prisoner of not less than $3.50 to defer the costs of keeping and feeding of
prisoners in jail. HLS 14RS-1217 ENGROSSED
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Proposed law retains present law and requires DPS&C to reimburse sheriffs for the housing
of persons committed to the custody of the department who are released on parole and are
subsequently arrested at the following rates:
(1)For FY 2014-2015, at the rate of 50% of an amount equal to the rate of
reimbursement provided by DPS&C to the sheriffs pursuant to present law less the
sum of any monies received from the parish governing authority for the purpose of
housing such persons pursuant to present law.
(2)For FY 2015-2016 and thereafter, at an amount equal to the rate of reimbursement
provided by DPS&C to the sheriffs pursuant to present law less the sum of any
monies received from the parish governing authority for the purpose of housing such
persons pursuant to present law.
Provides that the provisions of proposed law shall be effective upon the appropriation of
funds for such purpose.
(Adds R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(e))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal
Justice to the original bill.
1. Added a provision which states that for FY 2014-2015, the reimbursement shall
be at a rate of 50% of an amount equal to the rate of reimbursement provided by
DPS&C to the sheriffs pursuant to present law less the sum of any monies
received from the parish governing authority for the purpose of housing such
persons pursuant to present law.
2. Added language to specifically refer to the provision of present law which
provides that the parish governing authority shall provide the sheriff with a per
diem for each prisoner of not less than $3.50 to defer the costs of keeping and
feeding of prisoners in jail.
3. Provided that the provisions of proposed law shall be effective upon an
appropriation by the legislature for such purposes.