HB 1497-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1497-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT granting female prisoners in-state access to the same type of rehabilitation programs available to male prisoners.
SPONSORS: Rep. Asplund, Merr 13; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 3; Rep. Whittemore, Merr 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires that female prisoners be offered in-state access to the same type of rehabilitation related programs as are available to male prisoners.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2442
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT granting female prisoners in-state access to the same type of rehabilitation programs available to male prisoners.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Female Inmates; Access to Rehabilitation Related Programs. Amend RSA 21-H:11 to read as follows:
21-H:11 Female Inmates. Females committed to the custody of the commissioner shall be housed in appropriate institutions or quarters which shall be separate from those for males. Female inmates shall be provided in-state access to the same type of rehabilitation related programs available to male inmates administered by the department pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 21-H:13, III.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.
LBAO
00-2442
12/16/99
HB 1497-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT granting female prisoners in-state access to the same type of rehabilitation programs available to male prisoners.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Corrections has determined this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by $22,161 in FY 2001, $46,288 in FY 2002, $48,382 in FY 2003, and by $50,579 in FY 2004. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or on state, county and local revenues.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Corrections has stated the sex offender program is the only program available to male prisoners but not available to female prisoners. The Department stated to offer this program, it would require one new full-time Psychological Associate position at labor grade 23. The costs reflect one half year in FY 2001 and 31% for benefits.