GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 302 2017 Regular Session Lance Harris
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
PROBATION: Increases the maximum amount of parole supervision fees and provides
relative to the use of the funds
DIGEST
Present law authorizes the committee on parole to impose certain conditions or requirements
on a person who is released on parole including the requirement that the person pay a fee to
the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections in an amount not to exceed $63, based upon the
offender's ability to pay as determined by the committee on parole.
Proposed law increases the maximum amount of the fee from $63 to $100, and further
provides that only those persons released on parole who are employed as determined by the
Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation and parole, must pay the fee.
Proposed law provides that the revenue generated from supervision fees shall be used for the
payment of salaries of the employees of the division of probation and parole.
Proposed law provides that beginning on the effective date of the proposed law and each year
thereafter, the funds received from the proposed increase in the amount of supervision fees
will be dedicated to the salaries of adult probation and parole officers without the supplanting
of any budget funds used for those purposes.
(Amends R.S. 15:574.4.2(A)(2)(e); adds R.S. 15:574.4.2(I))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Add language requiring the funds received from the proposed increase in
supervision fees to be dedicated to the recruitment and retention of adult
probation and parole officers without supplanting any budget funds used for those
purposes.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Provide that only those persons released on parole who are employed as
determined by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation
and parole, must pay the fee.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
reengrossed bill
1. Dedicates any additional revenue generated by proposed law to salaries of
employees of the division of probation and parole.
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Prepared by Ashley Menou.