SB412 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Pardons and Paroles, Division of Probation and Parole, created within Department of Corrections, supervising offenders on probation, transfer of duties, responsibilities and other effects of the Board of Pardons and Paroles as they relate to supervision of offenders, Secs. 12-23A-2, 12-25-37, 12-25-38, 14-1-1.2, 15-18-71, 15-18-74, 15-18-76, 15-18-77, 15-20A-20, 15-20A-39, 15-22-1.3, 15-22-2, 15-22-24, 15-22-28, 15-22-30, 15-22-33, 15-22-35, 15-22-36, 15-22-36.1, 15-22-36.2, 15-22-37, 15-22-51, 15-22-53, 15-22-56, 15-23-72, 36-21-2, 41-9-1060 am'd.

Summary

SB412 would move probation and parole supervision from the Board of Pardons and Paroles to a new Division of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections, transferring staff, funds, and duties.

What This Bill Does

It creates the Division of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections to supervise offenders on probation or parole. It transfers all duties, responsibilities, papers, funds, property, employees, and other effects related to probation and parole supervision from the Board of Pardons and Paroles to the Department of Corrections. It also sets how the division operates, including appointing a division director, establishing a dedicated Probation and Parole Fund, and ensuring code references reflect the change, with an effective date of October 1, 2014.

Who It Affects

• Offenders on probation or parole who will be supervised by the Division of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections instead of by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
• Employees and property of the Board of Pardons and Paroles related to probation and parole supervision, whose duties, records, funds, and other effects will be transferred to the Department of Corrections.

Key Provisions

• Establish Division of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections and transfer all probation/parole supervision duties, records, funds, property, employees, and related effects from the Board of Pardons and Paroles to the Department.
• Appoint a Division Director from a panel approved by the Commissioner of Corrections, the Governor, and the Chair of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, chosen from qualified applicants, with a salary set by the State Personnel Board and subject to the Merit System.
• Create a Probation and Parole Fund (Probation and Parole Program) funded by proceeds from the transferred activities and managed by the Comptroller for the new division's use, with funds designated for probation and parole purposes.
• Require full cooperation among the Department of Corrections, the Board, and other state agencies to implement the transfer and operate the probation/parole supervision program, and require code references to be updated to reflect the new structure.
• Establish an effective date of October 1, 2014 for the transfer and implementation.

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Subjects

Pardons and Paroles