SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2088
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRIER.
3895H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection217.703,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto
sentencecredits,withadelayedeffectivedate.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section217.703,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassections217.703and217.704,toreadasfollows:
217.703.1.Thedivisionofprobationandparoleshallawardearnedcompliance
2creditstoanyoffenderwhois:
3 (1)Notsubjecttolifetimesupervisionundersections217.735and559.106or
4otherwisefoundtobeineligibletoearncreditsbyacourtpursuanttosubsection2ofthis
5section;
6 (2)Onprobation,parole,orconditionalreleaseforanoffenselistedinchapter579,or
7anoffensepreviouslylistedinchapter195,orforaclassDorEfelony,excludingsections
8565.225,565.252,566.031,566.061,566.083,566.093,568.020,568.060,offensesdefinedas
9sexualassaultundersection589.015,deviatesexualassault,assaultintheseconddegree
10undersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofsection565.052,endangeringthewelfareofachildin
11thefirstdegreeundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofsection568.045,andanyoffenseof
12aggravatedstalkingorassaultintheseconddegreeundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1of
13section565.060assuchoffensesexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
14 (3)Supervisedbythedivisionofprobationandparole;and
15 (4)Incompliancewiththeconditionsofsupervisionimposedbythesentencingcourt
16orboard.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 2.Ifanoffenderwasplacedonprobation,parole,orconditionalreleaseforanoffense
18of:
19 (1)Involuntarymanslaughterintheseconddegree;
20 (2)Assaultintheseconddegreeexceptundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1of
21section565.052orsection565.060asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
22 (3)Domesticassaultintheseconddegree;
23 (4)Assaultinthethirddegreewhenthevictimisaspecialvictimorassaultofalaw
24enforcementofficerintheseconddegreeasitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
25 (5)Statutoryrapeintheseconddegree;
26 (6)Statutorysodomyintheseconddegree;
27 (7)Endangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegreeundersubdivision(1)of
28subsection1ofsection568.045;or
29 (8)Anycaseinwhichthedefendantisfoundguiltyofafelonyoffenseunderchapter
30571;
31
32thesentencingcourtmay,uponitsownmotionoramotionoftheprosecutingorcircuit
33attorney,makeafindingthattheoffenderisineligibletoearncompliancecreditsbecausethe
34natureandcircumstancesoftheoffenseorthehistoryandcharacteroftheoffenderindicate
35thatalongertermofprobation,parole,orconditionalreleaseisnecessaryfortheprotectionof
36thepublicortheguidanceoftheoffender.Themotionmaybemadeanytimepriortothefirst
37monthinwhichthepersonmayearncompliancecreditsunderthissectionoratahearing
38undersubsection5ofthissection.Theoffender'sabilitytoearncreditsshallbesuspended
39untilthecourtorboardmakesitsfinding.Ifthecourtorboardfindsthattheoffenderis
40eligibleforearnedcompliancecredits,thecreditsshallbegintoaccrueonthefirstdayofthe
41nextcalendarmonthfollowingtheissuanceofthedecision.
42 3.Earnedcompliancecreditsshallreducethetermofprobation,parole,orconditional
43releaseby[thirty] twentydaysforeachfullcalendarmonthofcompliancewiththetermsof
44supervision.Creditsshallbegintoaccrueforeligibleoffendersafterthefirstfullcalendar
45monthofsupervisionoronOctober1,2012,iftheoffenderbeganatermofprobation,parole,
46orconditionalreleasebeforeSeptember1,2012.
47 4.Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm"compliance"shallmeantheabsenceof
48aninitialviolationreportornoticeofcitationsubmittedbyaprobationorparoleofficer
49duringacalendarmonth,oramotiontorevokeormotiontosuspendfiledbyaprosecutingor
50circuitattorney,againsttheoffender.
51 5.Creditsshallnotaccrueduringanycalendarmonthinwhichaviolationreport,
52whichmayincludeareportofabsconderstatus,hasbeensubmitted,theoffenderisin
53custody,oramotiontorevokeormotiontosuspendhasbeenfiled,andshallbesuspended
HB2088 2 54pendingtheoutcomeofahearing,ifahearingisheld.Ifnohearingisheld,orifahearingis
55heldandtheoffenderiscontinuedundersupervision,orthecourtorboardfindsthatthe
56violationdidnotoccur,thentheoffendershallbedeemedtobeincomplianceandshallbegin
57earningcreditsonthefirstdayofthenextcalendarmonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthe
58reportwassubmittedorthemotionwasfiled.Ifahearingisheld,allearnedcreditsshallbe
59rescindedif:
60 (1)Thecourtorboardrevokestheprobationorparoleorthecourtplacestheoffender
61inadepartmentprogramundersubsection4ofsection559.036orundersection217.785;or
62 (2)Theoffenderisfoundbythecourtorboardtobeineligibletoearncompliance
63creditsbecausethenatureandcircumstancesoftheviolationindicatethatalongertermof
64probation,parole,orconditionalreleaseisnecessaryfortheprotectionofthepublicorthe
65guidanceoftheoffender.
66
67Earnedcredits,ifnotrescinded,shallcontinuetobesuspendedforaperiodoftimeduring
68whichthecourtorboardhassuspendedthetermofprobation,parole,orrelease,andshall
69begintoaccrueonthefirstdayofthenextcalendarmonthfollowingtheliftingofthe
70suspension.
71 6.Offenderswhoaredeemedbythedivisiontobeabscondersshallnotearncredits.
72Forpurposesofthissubsection,"absconder"shallmeananoffenderundersupervisionwhose
73whereaboutsareunknownandwhohasleftsuchoffender'splaceofresidencywithoutthe
74permissionoftheoffender'ssupervisingofficerandwithoutnotifyingoftheirwhereabouts
75forthepurposeofavoidingsupervision.Anoffendershallnolongerbedeemedanabsconder
76whensuchoffenderisavailableforactivesupervision.
77 7.Notwithstandingsubsection2ofsection217.730tothecontrary,oncethe
78combinationoftimeservedincustody,ifapplicable,timeservedonprobation,parole,or
79conditionalrelease,andearnedcompliancecreditssatisfythetotaltermofprobation,parole,
80orconditionalrelease,theboardorsentencingcourtshallorderfinaldischargeofthe
81offender,solongastheoffenderhascompletedrestitutionandatleasttwoyearsofhisorher
82probation,parole,orconditionalrelease,whichshallincludeanytimeservedincustodyunder
83section217.718andsections559.036and559.115.
84 8.Theawardorrescissionofanycreditsearnedunderthissectionshallnotbesubject
85toappealoranymotionforpostconvictionrelief.
86 9.Atleasttwiceayear,thedivisionshallcalculatethenumberofmonthstheoffender
87hasremainingonhisorhertermofprobation,parole,orconditionalrelease,takinginto
88considerationanyearnedcompliancecreditsorwork-for-timecreditsundersection
89217.704, andnotifytheoffenderofthelengthoftheremainingterm.
HB2088 3 90 10.Nolessthansixtydaysbeforethedateoffinaldischarge,thedivisionshallnotify
91thesentencingcourt,theboard,and,forprobationcases,thecircuitorprosecutingattorneyof
92theimpendingdischarge.Ifthesentencingcourt,theboard,orthecircuitorprosecuting
93attorneyuponreceivingsuchnoticedoesnottakeanyactionundersubsection5ofthis
94section,theoffendershallbedischargedundersubsection7ofthissection.
95 11.AnyoffenderwhowassentencedpriortoJanuary1,2017,toanoffensethatwas
96eligibleforearnedcompliancecreditsundersubsection1or2ofthissectionatthetimeof
97sentencingshallcontinuetoremaineligibleforearnedcompliancecreditssolongasthe
98offendermeetsalltheotherrequirementsprovidedunderthissection.
99 12.Theapplicationofearnedcompliancecreditsshallbesuspendeduponentryintoa
100treatmentcourt,asdescribedinsections478.001to478.009,andshallremainsuspendeduntil
101theoffenderisdischargedfromsuchtreatmentcourt.Uponsuccessfulcompletionof
102treatmentcourt,allearnedcompliancecreditsaccumulatedduringthesuspensionperiodshall
103beretroactivelyapplied,solongastheothertermsandconditionsofprobationhavebeen
104successfullycompleted.
217.704.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"EarningSafe
2ReentryThroughWorkActof2021".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Eligibleemployment",anyoccupationorcombinationofoccupationsfor
5whichanoffendermayprovidedocumentationofverifiablewage-earninghoursinthe
6amountofatleastonehundredthirtyhoursperthirty-dayperiod;
7 (2)"Supportingdocumentation",employmentrecords,paystubs,employment
8letters,contracts,orsimilarlyreliablemethodsofemploymentverification,as
9determinedbythedivisionofprobationandparole;
10 (3)"Work-for-timecredit",acreditthatisequaltoaone-dayreductioninan
11offender'ssentencethatcanbeaccruedformaintainingeligibleemployment;
12 (4)"Workingday",abusinessdaythatisnotSaturday,Sunday,orastateor
13federalholiday.
14 3.Thedivisionofprobationandparoleshallawardwork-for-timecreditstoany
15offenderwhois:
16 (1)Notsubjecttolifetimesupervisionundersections217.735and559.106or
17otherwisefoundtobeineligibletoearncreditsbyacourtpursuanttosubsection4of
18thissection;
19 (2)Onprobation,parole,orconditionalreleasefor:
20 (a)Anoffenselistedinchapter579;
21 (b)Anoffensepreviouslylistedinchapter195;or
HB2088 4 22 (c)AnyclassDfelonyorclassEfelonyexcludingtheoffensesofstalkinginthe
23firstdegree,rapeintheseconddegree,sexualassault,sodomyintheseconddegree,
24deviatesexualassault,assaultintheseconddegreeundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1
25ofsection565.052,sexualmisconductinvolvingachild,endangeringthewelfareofa
26childinthefirstdegreeundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofsection568.045,incest,
27invasionofprivacy,abuseofachild,oranyoffenseofaggravatedstalkingorassaultin
28theseconddegreeundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1ofsection565.060,assuch
29offensesexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
30 (3)Supervisedbyacourtortheboard;and
31 (4)Incompliancewiththeconditionsofsupervisionimposedbythesentencing
32courtorboard.
33 4.Asentencingcourtortheboardmay,uponitsownmotionoramotionofthe
34prosecutingorcircuitattorney,makeafindingthattheoffenderplacedonprobation,
35parole,orconditionalreleaseforanoffenselistedbelowisineligibletoearncompliance
36creditsbecausethenatureandcircumstancesoftheoffenseorthehistoryandcharacter
37oftheoffenderindicatethatalongertermofprobation,parole,orconditionalreleaseis
38necessaryfortheprotectionofthepublicortheguidanceoftheoffender.Themotion
39maybemadeanytimepriortothefirstmonthinwhichtheoffendermayearn
40compliancecreditsunderthissection.Anoffender'sabilitytoearncreditsshallbe
41suspendeduntilthecourtorboardmakesitsfinding.Ifthecourtorboardfindsthat
42theoffenderiseligibleforearnedcompliancecredits,thecreditsshallbegintoaccrueon
43thefirstdayofthenextcalendarmonthfollowingtheissuanceofthedecision.This
44subsectionappliestotheoffensesof:
45 (1)Involuntarymanslaughterintheseconddegree;
46 (2)Assaultintheseconddegreeexceptundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1of
47section565.052orsection565.060asitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
48 (3)Domesticassaultintheseconddegree;
49 (4)Assaultinthethirddegreewhenthevictimisaspecialvictimorassaultofa
50lawenforcementofficerintheseconddegreeasitexistedpriortoJanuary1,2017;
51 (5)Statutoryrapeintheseconddegree;
52 (6)Statutorysodomyintheseconddegree;
53 (7)Endangeringthewelfareofachildinthefirstdegreeundersubdivision(1)of
54subsection1ofsection568.045;or
55 (8)Anycaseinwhichthedefendantisfoundguiltyofafelonyoffenseunder
56chapter571.
57 5.Eachsupervisedoffenderwhomaintainseligibleemploymentshallaccrue
58work-for-timecreditsunderthefollowingconditions:
HB2088 5 59 (1)Theoffendershallprovidesupportingdocumentationofeligibleemployment
60totheofficerresponsiblefortheoffender'ssupervisionwithinfiveworkingdaysofthe
61conclusionofeachthirty-dayperiodinwhichtheoffendermaintainseligible
62employment;
63 (2)Theofficershallverifytheoffender'seligibleemploymentthroughthe
64offender'ssupportingdocumentationandanyothermeansthatthedivisionof
65probationandparoledeterminesnecessary.Theofficershallrecordthesupporting
66documentationandtheoffender'saccrualofallwork-for-timecreditswithinfive
67workingdaysofverifyingtheoffender'seligibleemployment;
68 (3)Anoffender,includinganoffenderwhoisbeingsupervisedinanotherstate,
69shallaccruetwentywork-for-timecreditsforeverythirty-dayperiodinwhichthe
70offendermaintainseligibleemployment,exceptforthesixty-dayperiodimmediately
71priortothesupervisedoffender'sadjustedsentenceenddateduringwhichnowork-for-
72timecreditsshallaccrue;
73 (4)Ontherevocationofprobation,parole,orconditionalreleaseoronanew
74criminalconviction,anoffenderforfeitsallwork-for-timecreditpreviouslyaccrued;
75and
76 (5)Anoffendershallnotreceivework-for-timecreditsiftheoffender's
77supportingdocumentationisunverifiable,inaccurate,orabsent.Ifarequestforwork-
78for-timecreditsisdenied,theofficershallrecordthereasonforthedenialofwork-for-
79timecreditsandmakethatinformationavailabletotheoffender.
80 6.Anyoffenderwhoisdeemedbythedivisiontobeanabscondershallnotearn
81credits.Forpurposesofthissubsection,"absconder"meansanoffenderunder
82supervisionwhohasleftsuchoffender'splaceofresidencywithoutthepermissionofthe
83offender'ssupervisingofficerforthepurposeofavoidingsupervision.Anoffendershall
84nolongerbedeemedanabsconderwhensuchoffenderisavailableforactive
85supervision.
86 7.Theawardorrescissionofanycreditsearnedunderthissectionshallnotbe
87subjecttoappealoranymotionforpostconvictionrelief.
88 8.Theofficerresponsibleforsupervisinganoffenderwhoaccrueswork-for-time
89creditsshallnotifythesentencingcourtoftheoffender'saccrualofwork-for-time
90creditsnotlessthansixtydaysbeforethedateoffinaldischarge,whichincludesthe
91accrualofwork-for-timecreditsuptothedateofthenotification.
SectionB.Therepealandreenactmentofsection217.703ofSectionAofthisactand
2theenactmentofsection217.704ofSectionAofthisactshallbecomeeffectiveonJanuary1,
32023.
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