Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates the bill was vetoed; it is unclear from this source alone whether lawmakers overrode the veto.
HB2771: Community Supervision Fees and Rehabilitation Costs
This bill requires people on community supervision to pay a monthly fee of at least $65 unless they cannot afford it, directs how that money is split between two funds, and allows the state to charge for drug testing or rehabilitation programs.
What This Bill Does
- Requires prisoners on community supervision to pay a monthly fee of at least $65 unless the department determines they cannot afford it.
- Sends 70% of collected fees to the victim compensation and assistance fund and 30% to the new Community Corrections Enhancement Fund.
- Establishes the Community Corrections Enhancement Fund, which is used by the state department of corrections to pay for costs related to community corrections.
- Allows the department to charge prisoners reasonable costs for drug testing or rehabilitation programs up to the actual cost of those programs.
Who It Names or Affects
- Prisoners who are on community supervision
- The Arizona Department of Corrections
Terms To Know
- Community Supervision
- A period where a prisoner lives in the community under rules and monitoring instead of being in prison.
- Victim Compensation and Assistance Fund
- A fund established by state law that receives 70% of supervision fees collected from prisoners on community supervision.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill was vetoed by the governor, so it did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode that decision.
- The text does not specify how the department decides if a prisoner cannot afford the monthly fee.