GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE BILL 20*

Short Title:  Corrections Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Parnell; Martin of Guilford, Marvin, and Johnson of Cabarrus.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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January 17, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR NEW COMMUNITY PENALTIES PROGRAMS AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS, TO REDUCE THE REGULAR PROBATION AND PAROLE CASELOADS, TO EXPAND INTENSIVE SUPERVISION, AND TO EXPAND THE HOUSE ARREST WITH ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of five hundred nine thousand two hundred eight dollars ($509,208) for the 1989-90 fiscal year to provide for the following:
(1)  To expand the 12 existing Community Penalties programs and to provide eighty-five percent (85%) State support of those programs; 
(2)  To establish three new Community Penalties programs at ninety percent (90%) State share, one to be located in Mecklenburg County and two to be located in the First Superior Court Division;
(3)  To provide contractual services to rural counties; and
(4)  To cover additional administrative costs.
Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety the sum of eight hundred thirty-seven thousand one hundred seventy dollars ($837,170) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to provide for the following:
(1)  To expand the 12 existing Community Penalties programs and to provide eighty-five percent (85%) State support of those programs;
(2)  To continue the three new Community Penalties programs established in Section 1(2) above;
(3)  To provide contractual services to three rural counties; and 
(4)  To cover additional administrative costs.
Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Correction the sum of twelve million four hundred eighty-eight thousand one hundred ninety-six dollars ($12,488,196) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of eleven million four hundred sixty-two thousand nine hundred eighty-four dollars ($11,462,984) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to be allocated as follows:
(1)  The sum of five hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred sixty-nine dollars ($587,869) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of five hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred sixty-nine dollars ($587,869) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to continue funding for 16 probation officers, two unit supervisors, and two stenographers funded by the 1987 General Assembly for fiscal year 1988-89;
(2)  The sum of five million nine hundred two thousand eight hundred thirteen dollars ($5,902,813) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of six million five hundred seventy-six thousand five hundred forty-one dollars ($6,576,541) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to fund an additional 231 positions needed to reduce the regular probation caseload to 95 per officer, the positions to include 179 probation officers, 26 supervisors, and 26 support staff;
(3)  The sum of two hundred seventy-seven thousand one hundred twenty-six dollars ($277,126) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred seventy-seven thousand one hundred twenty-six dollars ($277,126) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to continue funding for seven parole officers, one unit supervisor, and one stenographer funded by the 1987 General Assembly for the 1988-89 fiscal year;
(4)  The sum of one million two hundred eighty-three thousand seven hundred twenty-eight dollars ($1,283,728) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of one million four hundred eight thousand one hundred thirty-four dollars ($1,408,134) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to fund an additional 46 positions needed to reduce the regular parole caseload to 56 per officer, the positions to include 36 officers, five supervisors, and five stenographers;
(5)  The sum of one million four hundred two thousand eight hundred twenty dollars ($1,402,820) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of one million three hundred twenty-six thousand six hundred twenty-four dollars ($1,326,624) for the 1990-91 fiscal year for 10 two-person intensive probation/parole supervision teams to be used as an effective alternative to incarceration for a total of approximately 250 offenders, two teams to be located in Mecklenburg County, one team each to be located in Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, and Iredell Counties, and one team each to be located in the multi-county areas of Davidson-Davie, Granville-Person, Orange-Chatham, and Wilson-Southern Nash; and
(6)  The sum of three million thirty-three thousand eight hundred forty dollars ($3,033,840) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of one million two hundred eighty-six thousand six hundred ninety dollars ($1,286,690) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to expand the house arrest with electronic surveillance program to include an additional 1,000 to 1,200 offenders in 12 counties.
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.