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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.916
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-2170H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPERKINS.
5+2170H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
7-Torepealsections208.247,491.075,492.304,and558.041,RSMo,andtoenactinlieu
8-thereofsixnewsectionsrelatingtoprotectionofvulnerablepersons.
7+Torepealsections208.247,491.075,and492.304,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffive
8+newsectionsrelatingtoprotectionofvulnerablepersons.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10-SectionA.Sections208.247,491.075,492.304,and558.041,RSMo,arerepealed
11-2andsixnewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections208.247,221.520,
12-3221.523,491.075,492.304,and558.041,toreadasfollows:
10+SectionA.Sections208.247,491.075,and492.304,RSMo,arerepealedandfivenew
11+2sectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections208.247,221.520,221.523,491.075,
12+3and492.304,toreadasfollows:
1313 208.247.[1.Pursuanttotheoptiongrantedthestateby21U.S.C.Section862a(d),an
1414 2individualwhohaspledguiltyornolocontenderetoorisfoundguiltyunderfederalorstate
1515 3lawofafelonyinvolvingpossessionoruseofacontrolledsubstanceshallbeexemptfromthe
1616 4prohibitioncontainedin21U.S.C.Section862a(a)againsteligibilityforfoodstampprogram
1717 5benefitsforsuchconvictions,ifsuchperson,asdeterminedbythedepartment:
1818 6 (1)Meetsoneofthefollowingcriteria:
1919 7 (a)Iscurrentlysuccessfullyparticipatinginasubstanceabusetreatmentprogram
2020 8approvedbythedivisionofalcoholanddrugabusewithinthedepartmentofmentalhealth;or
2121 9 (b)Iscurrentlyacceptedfortreatmentinandparticipatinginasubstanceabuse
2222 10treatmentprogramapprovedbythedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse,butissubjecttoa
2323 11waitinglisttoreceiveavailabletreatment,andtheindividualremainsenrolledinthetreatment
2424 12programandentersthetreatmentprogramatthefirstavailableopportunity;or
2525 13 (c)Hassatisfactorilycompletedasubstanceabusetreatmentprogramapprovedby
2626 14thedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse;or
2727 15 (d)Isdeterminedbyadivisionofalcoholanddrugabusecertifiedtreatmentprovider
2828 16nottoneedsubstanceabusetreatment;and
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)Issuccessfullycomplyingwith,orhasalreadycompliedwith,allobligations
3131 18imposedbythecourt,thedivisionofalcoholanddrugabuse,andthedivisionofprobation
3232 19andparole;and
3333 20 (3)Doesnotpleadguiltyornolocontenderetoorisnotfoundguiltyofanadditional
3434 21controlledsubstancemisdemeanororfelonyoffenseafterreleasefromcustodyor,ifnot
3535 22committedtocustody,suchpersondoesnotpleadguiltyornolocontenderetoorisnotfound
3636 23guiltyofanadditionalcontrolledsubstancemisdemeanororfelonyoffense,withinoneyear
3737 24afterthedateofconviction.Suchapleaorconvictionwithinthefirstyearafterconviction
3838 25shallimmediatelydisqualifythepersonfortheexemption;and
3939 26 (4)Hasdemonstratedsobrietythroughvoluntaryurinalysistestingpaidforbythe
4040 27participant.
4141 28 2.Eligibilitybaseduponthefactorsinsubsection1ofthissectionshallbebasedupon
4242 29documentaryorotherevidencesatisfactorytothedepartmentofsocialservices,andthe
4343 30applicantshallmeetallotherfactorsforprogrameligibility.
4444 31 3.Thedepartmentofsocialservices,inconsultationwiththedivisionofalcoholand
4545 32drugabuse,shallpromulgaterulestocarryouttheprovisionsofthissectionincluding
4646 33specifyingcriteriafordeterminingactiveparticipationinandcompletionofasubstanceabuse
4747 34treatmentprogram.
4848 35 4.Theexemptionunderthissectionshallnotapplytoanindividualwhohaspled
4949 36guiltyornolocontenderetoorisfoundguiltyoftwosubsequentfelonyoffensesinvolving
5050 37possessionoruseofacontrolledsubstanceafterthedateofthefirstcontrolledsubstance
5151 38felonyconviction] Pursuanttotheoptiongrantedtothestateunder21U.S.C.Section
5252 39862a(d)(1),anindividualconvictedunderfederalorstatelawofafelonyoffense
5353 40involvingpossession,distribution,oruseofacontrolledsubstanceshallbeexemptfrom
5454 41theprohibitioncontainedin21U.S.C.Section862a(a)againsteligibilityforthe
5555 42supplementalnutritionassistanceprogramforsuchconvictions.
5656 221.520.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
5757 2 (1)"Extraordinarycircumstance",asubstantialflightriskorsomeother
5858 3extraordinarymedicalorsecuritycircumstancethatdictatesrestraintsbeusedto
5959 4ensurethesafetyandsecurityofapregnantoffenderinherthirdtrimesterora
6060 5postpartumoffenderwithinforty-eighthourspostdelivery,thestaffofthecountyorcity
6161 6jailormedicalfacility,otheroffenders,orthepublic;
6262 7 (2)"Labor",theperiodoftimebeforeabirthduringwhichcontractionsare
6363 8present;
6464 9 (3)"Postpartum",theperiodofrecoveryimmediatelyfollowingchildbirth,
6565 10whichissixweeksforavaginalbirthoreightweeksforacesareanbirth,orlongerifso
6666 11determinedbyaphysicianornurse;
67-HCSHB916 2 12 (4)"Restraints",anydeviceusedtocontrolthemovementofaperson'sbodyor
68-13limbs.
67+HB916 2 12 (4)"Restraints",anyphysicalrestraintorotherdeviceusedtocontrolthe
68+13movementofaperson'sbodyorlimbs.
6969 14 2.Exceptinextraordinarycircumstances,acountyorcityjailshallnotuse
7070 15restraintsonapregnantoffenderinherthirdtrimester,whetherduringtransportation
7171 16toandfromvisitstohealthcareprovidersandcourtproceedingsorduringmedical
7272 17appointmentsandexaminations,orduringlabor,delivery,orforty-eighthours
7373 18postdelivery.
7474 19 3.Intheeventasherifforjailerdeterminesthatextraordinarycircumstances
7575 20existandrestraintsarenecessary,thesherifforjailershallfullydocumentinwriting
7676 21withinforty-eighthoursoftheincidentthereasonsheorshedeterminedsuch
7777 22extraordinarycircumstancesexisted,thetypeofrestraintsused,andthereasonsthose
78-23restraintswereconsideredreasonableunderthecircumstances.Suchdocumentsshall
79-24bekeptonfilebythecountyorcityjailforatleastfiveyearsfromthedatetherestraints
80-25wereused.
78+23restraintswereconsideredtheleastrestrictiveavailableandthemostreasonableunder
79+24thecircumstances.Suchdocumentsshallbekeptonfilebythecountyorcityjailforat
80+25leastfiveyearsfromthedatetherestraintswereused.
8181 26 4.Anytimerestraintsareusedonapregnantoffenderinherthirdtrimesteror
8282 27onapostpartumoffenderwithinforty-eighthourspostdelivery,therestraintsshallbe
83-28reasonableunderthecircumstances.Exceptinextraordinarycircumstances,noleg,
84-29ankle,orwaistrestraints,oranymechanicalrestraints,shallbeusedonanysuch
85-30offender,andifwristrestraintsareused,suchrestraintsshallbeplacedinthefrontof
86-31suchoffender'sbodytoprotecttheoffenderandtheunbornchildinthecaseofa
83+28theleastrestrictiveavailableandthemostreasonableunderthecircumstances.Inno
84+29caseshallleg,ankle,orwaistrestraintsoranymechanicalrestraintsbeusedonany
85+30suchoffender,andifwristrestraintsareused,suchrestraintsshallbeplacedinthefront
86+31ofsuchoffender'sbodytoprotecttheoffenderandtheunbornchildinthecaseofa
8787 32forwardfall.
88-33 5.Pregnantoffendersshallbetransportedinvehiclesequippedwithseatbelts.
89-34 6.Thecountyorcityjailshall:
90-35 (1)Ensurethatemployeesofthejailareprovidedwithtraining,whichmay
91-36includeonlinetraining,ontheprovisionsofthissection;and
92-37 (2)Informfemaleoffenders,inwritingandorally,ofanypoliciesandpractices
93-38developedinaccordancewiththissectionuponadmissiontothejail,andpostthe
94-39policiesandpracticesinlocationsinthejailwheresuchnoticesarecommonlyposted
95-40andwillbeseenbyfemaleoffenders.
88+33 5.Ifadoctor,nurse,orotherhealthcareprovidertreatingthepregnantoffender
89+34inherthirdtrimesterorthepostpartumoffenderwithinforty-eighthourspostdelivery
90+35requeststhatrestraintsnotbeused,thesherifforjaileraccompanyingsuchoffender
91+36shallimmediatelyremoveallrestraints.
92+37 6.Pregnantoffendersshallbetransportedinvehiclesequippedwithseatbelts.
93+38 7.Thecountyorcityjailshall:
94+39 (1)Ensurethatemployeesofthejailareprovidedwithtraining,whichmay
95+40includeonlinetraining,ontheprovisionsofthissection;and
96+41 (2)Informfemaleoffenders,inwritingandorally,ofanypoliciesandpractices
97+42developedinaccordancewiththissectionuponadmissiontothejail,andpostthe
98+43policiesandpracticesinlocationsinthejailwheresuchnoticesarecommonlyposted
99+44andwillbeseenbyfemaleoffenders.
96100 221.523.1.ByJanuary1,2026,allcountyandcityjailsshalldevelopspecific
97101 2proceduresfortheintakeandcareofoffenderswhoarepregnant,whichshallinclude
98102 3proceduresregarding:
99103 4 (1)Maternalhealthevaluations;
100-5 (2)Dietarysupplements,includingprenatalvitamins;
101-6 (3)TimelyandregularnutritiousmealsconsistentwiththeAmericanCollegeof
102-7ObstetriciansandGynecologists'NutritionDuringPregnancyguidelines;
103-8 (4)Substanceabusetreatment;
104-HCSHB916 3 9 (5)Treatmentforthehumanimmunodeficiencyvirusandwaystoavoidhuman
105-10immunodeficiencyvirustransmission;
106-11 (6)HepatitisC;
107-12 (7)Sleepingarrangementsforsuchpregnantoffenderinherthirdtrimester,
108-13includingrequiringsuchoffenderstosleeponthebottombunkbed;
109-14 (8)Accesstomentalhealthprofessionals;
110-15 (9)Sanitarymaterials;and
111-16 (10)Postpartumrecovery,includingthat,exceptinextraordinary
112-17circumstances,nosuchoffendershallbeplacedinisolationduringsuchrecovery.
113-18 2.Asusedinthissection,"postpartumrecovery"means,asdeterminedbya
114-19physician,theperiodimmediatelyfollowingdelivery,includingtheentireperiodan
115-20offenderwhowaspregnantisinthehospitalorinfirmaryafterdelivery.
104+HB916 3 5 (2)Dietarysupplements,includingprenatalvitamins;
105+6 (3)Timelyandregularnutritiousmeals,whichshallinclude,atminimum,
106+7thirty-twoouncesofmilkoracalciumsupplementiflactoseintolerant,twocupsoffresh
107+8fruit,andtwocupsoffreshvegetablesdaily;
108+9 (4)Substanceabusetreatment;
109+10 (5)Treatmentforthehumanimmunodeficiencyvirusandwaystoavoidhuman
110+11immunodeficiencyvirustransmission;
111+12 (6)HepatitisC;
112+13 (7)Sleepingarrangementsforsuchoffenders,includingrequiringsuch
113+14offenderstosleeponthebottombunkbed;
114+15 (8)Accesstomentalhealthprofessionals;
115+16 (9)Sanitarymaterials;
116+17 (10)Postpartumrecovery,includingthatnosuchoffendershallbeplacedin
117+18isolationduringsuchrecovery;and
118+19 (11)Arequirementthatafemalemedicalprofessionalbepresentduringany
119+20examinationofsuchoffender.
120+21 2.Asusedinthissection"postpartumrecovery"means,asdeterminedbya
121+22physician,theperiodimmediatelyfollowingdelivery,includingtheentireperiodan
122+23offenderwhowaspregnantisinthehospitalorinfirmaryafterdelivery.
116123 491.075.1.Astatementmadebyachildundertheageof[fourteen] eighteen, ora
117124 2vulnerableperson,relatingtoanoffenseunderchapter565,566,568or573,performedby
118125 3another,nototherwiseadmissiblebystatuteorcourtrule,isadmissibleinevidencein
119126 4criminalproceedingsinthecourtsofthisstateassubstantiveevidencetoprovethetruthof
120127 5thematterassertedif:
121128 6 (1)Thecourtfinds,inahearingconductedoutsidethepresenceofthejurythatthe
122129 7time,contentandcircumstancesofthestatementprovidesufficientindiciaofreliability;and
123130 8 (2)(a)Thechildorvulnerablepersontestifiesattheproceedings;or
124131 9 (b)Thechildorvulnerablepersonisunavailableasawitness;or
125132 10 (c)Thechildorvulnerablepersonisotherwisephysicallyavailableasawitnessbut
126133 11thecourtfindsthatthesignificantemotionalorpsychologicaltraumawhichwouldresult
127134 12fromtestifyinginthepersonalpresenceofthedefendantmakesthechildorvulnerableperson
128135 13unavailableasawitnessatthetimeofthecriminalproceeding.
129136 14 2.Notwithstandingsubsection1ofthissectionoranyprovisionoflaworruleof
130137 15evidencerequiringcorroborationofstatements,admissionsorconfessionsofthedefendant,
131138 16andnotwithstandinganyprohibitionofhearsayevidence,astatementbyachildwhenunder
132139 17theageof[fourteen] eighteen, oravulnerableperson,whoisallegedtobevictimofan
133140 18offenseunderchapter565,566,568or573issufficientcorroborationofastatement,
134-19admissionorconfessionregardlessofwhetherornotthechildorvulnerablepersonis
141+HB916 4 19admissionorconfessionregardlessofwhetherornotthechildorvulnerablepersonis
135142 20availabletotestifyregardingtheoffense.
136143 21 3.Astatementmaynotbeadmittedunderthissectionunlesstheprosecutingattorney
137144 22makesknowntotheaccusedortheaccused'scounselhisorherintentiontoofferthe
138145 23statementandtheparticularsofthestatementsufficientlyinadvanceoftheproceedingsto
139146 24providetheaccusedortheaccused'scounselwithafairopportunitytopreparetomeetthe
140147 25statement.
141-HCSHB916 4 26 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimittheadmissibilityofstatements,
148+26 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimittheadmissibilityofstatements,
142149 27admissionsorconfessionsotherwiseadmissiblebylaw.
143150 28 5.Forthepurposesofthissection,"vulnerableperson"shallmeanapersonwho,asa
144151 29resultofaninadequatelydevelopedorimpairedintelligenceorapsychiatricdisorderthat
145152 30materiallyaffectsabilitytofunction,lacksthementalcapacitytoconsent,orwhose
146153 31developmentalleveldoesnotexceedthatofanordinarychildof[fourteen] seventeenyears
147154 32ofage.
148155 492.304.1.Inadditiontotheadmissibilityofastatementundertheprovisionsof
149156 2section492.303,thevisualandauralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofachild
150157 3whenundertheageof[fourteenwhoisallegedtobeavictimof]eighteenoravulnerable
151158 4person,relatingtoanoffenseundertheprovisionsofchapter565,566[or],568,or573if
152159 5performedbyanother,isadmissibleintoevidenceif:
153160 6 (1)Noattorneyforeitherpartywaspresentwhenthestatementwasmade;except
154161 7that,foranystatementtakenatastate-fundedchildassessmentcenterasprovidedforin
155162 8subsection2ofsection210.001,anattorneyrepresentingthestateofMissouriinacriminal
156163 9investigationmay,asamemberofamultidisciplinaryinvestigationteam,observethetaking
157164 10ofsuchstatement,butsuchattorneyshallnotbepresentintheroomwheretheinterviewis
158165 11beingconducted;
159166 12 (2)Therecordingisbothvisualandauralandisrecordedonfilmorvideotapeorby
160167 13otherelectronicmeans;
161168 14 (3)Therecordingequipmentwascapableofmakinganaccuraterecording,the
162169 15operatoroftheequipmentwascompetent,andtherecordingisaccurateandhasnotbeen
163170 16altered;
164171 17 (4)Thestatementwasnotmadeinresponsetoquestioningcalculatedtoleadthechild
165172 18orvulnerablepersontomakeaparticularstatementortoactinaparticularway;
166173 19 (5)Everyvoiceontherecordingisidentified;
167174 20 (6)Thepersonconductingtheinterviewofthechildorvulnerablepersoninthe
168175 21recordingispresentattheproceedingandavailabletotestifyorbecross-examinedbyeither
169176 22party;and
170-23 (7)Thedefendantortheattorneyforthedefendantisaffordedanopportunitytoview
177+HB916 5 23 (7)Thedefendantortheattorneyforthedefendantisaffordedanopportunitytoview
171178 24therecordingbeforeitisofferedintoevidence.
172179 25 2.Ifthechildorvulnerablepersondoesnottestifyattheproceeding,thevisualand
173180 26auralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofthechildorvulnerablepersonshallnot
174181 27beadmissibleunderthissectionunlesstherecordingqualifiesforadmissionundersection
175182 28491.075.
176183 29 3.Ifthevisualandauralrecordingofaverbalornonverbalstatementofachildor
177184 30vulnerablepersonisadmissibleunderthissectionandthechildorvulnerableperson
178-HCSHB916 5 31testifiesattheproceeding,itshallbeadmissibleinadditiontothetestimonyofthechildor
185+31testifiesattheproceeding,itshallbeadmissibleinadditiontothetestimonyofthechildor
179186 32vulnerablepersonattheproceedingwhetherornotitrepeatsorduplicatesthechild'sor
180187 33vulnerableperson'stestimony.
181188 34 4.Asusedinthissection,anonverbalstatementshallbedefinedasany
182189 35demonstrationofthechildorvulnerablepersonbyhisorheractions,facialexpressions,
183190 36demonstrationswithadollorothervisualaidwhetherornotthisdemonstrationis
184191 37accompaniedbywords.
185192 38 5.Forthepurposesofthissection,"vulnerableperson"shallmeanaperson
186193 39who,asaresultofaninadequatelydevelopedorimpairedintelligenceorapsychiatric
187194 40disorderthatmateriallyaffectstheabilitytofunction,lacksthementalcapacityto
188195 41consent,orwhosedevelopmentalleveldoesnotexceedthatofanordinarychildof
189196 42seventeenyearsofage.
190-558.041.1.Anyoffendercommittedtothedepartmentofcorrections,exceptthose
191-2personscommittedpursuanttosubsection7ofsection558.016,orsubsection3ofsection
192-3566.125,[may] shallreceiveadditionalcreditintermsofdaysspentinconfinementupon
193-4[recommendationforsuchcreditbytheoffender'sinstitutionalsuperintendent] calculationof
194-5suchcreditwhentheoffendermeetstherequirementsforsuchcreditasprovidedin
195-6[subsections3and4of]thissection.Goodtimecreditorearnedtimecreditmaybe
196-7rescindedbythedirectororhisorherdesigneepursuanttothedivisionalpolicyissued
197-8pursuanttosubdivision(2)ofsubsection[3]2ofthissection.
198-9 2.(1)Anycreditextendedtoanoffendershallonlyapplytothesentencewhichthe
199-10offenderiscurrentlyserving.
200-11 [3.](2)Thedirectorofthedepartmentofcorrectionsshallissueapolicyfor
201-12awardinggoodtimecreditand,separately,earnedtimecredit.
202-13 (3)Thepolicy[may] shallrewardan[inmate] offenderwhohasservedhisorher
203-14sentenceinanorderlyandpeaceablemanner[andhas]throughgoodtimecreditas
204-15providedinsubsection3ofthissectionandawardanoffenderwhohassuccessfully
205-16takenadvantageoftherehabilitationprogramsandproductiveactivitiesavailabletohimor
206-17herthroughearnedtimecreditasprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection.
207-18 (4)Anymajorconductviolationofinstitutionalrules[or],violationofthelawsof
208-19thisstate[may], parolerevocation,ortheaccumulationofminorconductviolations
209-20exceedingsixwithinacalendaryearshallresultinthelossofall[oraportionofany]prior
210-21creditearnedbythe[inmate] offenderpursuanttothissection.
211-22 [4.Thedepartmentshallcausethepolicytobepublishedinthecodeofstate
212-23regulations.
213-HCSHB916 6 24 5.Noruleorportionofarulepromulgatedundertheauthorityofthischaptershall
214-25becomeeffectiveunlessithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection
215-26536.024.]
216-27 3.(1)Subjecttosubsections1and2ofthissection,anoffenderwhoisservinga
217-28termofimprisonmentofmorethanoneyear,otherthanatermofimprisonmentforthe
218-29durationoftheoffender'slife,mayreceivegoodtimecredittowardtheserviceofthe
219-30offender'ssentenceofuptofifty-fourdaysforeachyearoftheoffender'ssentence
220-31imposedbythecourt,subjecttoyearlydeterminationbythedepartmentofcorrections
221-32thatduringthatyeartheoffenderhasdisplayedexemplarycompliancewith
222-33institutionaldisciplinaryregulations.
223-34 (2)Ifthedepartmentofcorrectionsdeterminesthatduringtheyeartheoffender
224-35hasnotsatisfactorilycompliedwithsuchinstitutionalregulations,theoffendershall
225-36receivenogoodtimecredittowardserviceofsentenceorshallreceivesuchlessercredit
226-37asthedepartmentdeterminestobeappropriate.Creditthathasnotbeenearnedshall
227-38notlaterbegranted.Creditforthelastyearofatermofimprisonmentshallbecredited
228-39onthefirstdayofthelastyearofthetermofimprisonment.
229-40 4.(1)Subjecttosubsections1and2ofthissection,anoffenderwhoisservinga
230-41termofimprisonmentofmorethanoneyear,otherthanatermofimprisonmentforthe
231-42durationoftheoffender'slife,andwhosuccessfullyparticipatesinrehabilitative
232-43programmingorproductiveactivitiesshallearntendaysofearnedtimecreditforevery
233-44thirtydaysofsuccessfulparticipationinrehabilitativeprogrammingorproductive
234-45activities.
235-46 (2)Anoffendershallnotreceiveearnedtimecreditsunderthissubsectionfor
236-47programscompletedpriortothedatethattheoffender'ssentencecommenced.
237-48 (3)Thedepartmentofcorrectionsshallspecifyinitspoliciesundersubsection2
238-49ofthissectionthetypesofprogramsoractivitiesforwhichcreditmaybeearnedunder
239-50thissection;thecriteriafordeterminingproductiveparticipationin,orcompletionof,
240-51theprogramsoractivities;andthecriteriaforannuallyawardingcredit.Such
241-52programsandactivitiesshallinclude,butarenotlimitedto,receivingahighschool
242-53diplomaorequivalent,collegediplomaorprofessionalcertificate,orvocationaltraining
243-54certificates,andparticipatinginsuccessfulemployment,parenting,andfinancial
244-55literacycourses,alcoholanddrugabusetreatmentprograms,andrestorativejustice
245-56andfaith-basedprograms.Thedepartmentofcorrectionsshallincludeprovisionsfor
246-57educationalprogrammingthroughcorrespondencecourses.
247-58 (4)BeginningonJanuary1,2026,butnotlaterthanDecember31,2026,eligible
248-59offendersmaypetitionthedepartmenttoreceiveearnedtimecreditforanyqualifying
249-60programsoractivitiescompletedafterJanuary1,2010,butbeforeAugust28,2025.
250-HCSHB916 7 61 (5)BeginningonAugust28,2025,earnedtimecreditforprogramscompletedon
251-62oraftersuchdateshallbeawardedonanannualbasis.
252-63 (6)Thedepartmentofcorrectionsshallnotifytheincarceratedpopulationofthe
253-64petitionprocessthroughpostedsignage,electronicnotification,andthroughstaffinall
254-65facilitiesandshallprovideapetitionformtooffenders.
255-66 5.(1)Offenderssentencedundersubsections2and3ofsection558.019shallbe
256-67eligibleforgoodtimecreditandearnedtimecreditandanycreditearnedshallbe
257-68subtractedfromtheoffender'sentiresentenceofimprisonment.
258-69 (2)Offenderscommittedtothedepartmentwhoaresentencedtodeathor
259-70sentencedtolifewithoutprobationorparoleshallnotbeeligibleforgoodtimecreditor
260-71earnedtimecreditunderthissection;however,thedepartmentshallrecordtheir
261-72programparticipationinthesamemannerastheeligiblepopulation.
262-73 (3)Theincentivesdescribedinthissectionshallbeinadditiontoanyother
263-74rewardsorcreditsforwhichanoffendermaybeeligible.
264-75 (4)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoremovetheparoleboard's
265-76discretioninawardinggoodtimecreditorearnedtimecredit.
266-77 6.Thedepartmentofcorrectionsshallprepareandsubmitanannualreportto
267-78thegeneralassemblyongoodtimecreditandearnedtimecredit,whichshallinclude
268-79informationonthenumberofoffendersreceivingcreditunderbothprograms.
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