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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2663
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE JOBE.
5944H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapters 217 and 558, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to terms
of imprisonment.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 217 and 558, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new
2 sections, to be known as sections 217.738 and 558.500, to read as follows:
217.738. 1. Any offender receivi ng a re duction of sentence under section 558.500
2 shall be granted a hearing befor e the parol e board.
3 2. In addition to meeting all other requ irem ents of this chapter , for an offender
4 r eceiving a redu ction of sentence under section 558.500 to be eligible for supervised
5 r elease as a condition of par ole, the offender shall pr ovide to the board the following:
6 (1) At least five statements from curr ent or former department of correct ions
7 employees attesting to the offender's demonstration of institutional adaptability and the
8 offender's conduct in the corr ectional center;
9 (2) Signed statements of at least twenty r esidents of the community wher e the
10 offender will res ide upon relea se supporting the offender's rel ease and who commit to
11 pr oviding assistance with the offender's reent ry into the community; and
12 (3) A safe and secure home plan for implementation upon the offender's r elease.
558.500. 1. Notwithstanding any other pr ovision of law to the contrary , the
2 sentencing court may , upon petition, red uce a sentence of life without eligibility for
3 pr obation or par ole, or red uce a sentence of thirty years or great er , to a sentence of life
4 with eligibility for pr obation or parol e if the court determines that:
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
5 (1) The convicted person has served at least thirty years in the department of
6 corr ections;
7 (2) The convicted person was under twenty years of age at the time the offense
8 was committed; and
9 (3) Since the commission of the offense the convicted person has:
10 (a) Made re asonable efforts toward reh abilitation by successfully completing
11 r ehabilitation pr ograms, which may include, but shall not be limited to, substance abuse
12 tr eatment, effective communication classes, victim impact classes, vocational training,
13 corr espondence courses to obtain a degr ee or diploma, or acquiring job skills; and
14 (b) Exhibited model citizen behavior within his or her corr ectional facility ,
15 which may include, but shall not be limited to, maintaining sobriety or demonstrating
16 sober living; demonstrating traits of leadership; and attending education-based
17 activities, which may include, but shall not be limited to, coursework rela ting to
18 victim impact, res torative justice, substance abuse tr eatment, or effective
1 9 communication.
20 2. Notwithstanding any other pr ovision of law to the contrary , the division of
21 pr obation and par ole shall supervise any convicted person rece iving a r eduction of
22 sentence under subsection 1 of this section for the duration of the convicted person's
23 natural life.
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