2001 SESSION

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09/01

HOUSE BILL 1363-FN-LOCAL

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the state to reimburse counties for the costs of incarcerating prisoners sentenced to county correctional facilities for misdemeanors.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-2151

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; State Reimbursement of Counties for Expenses of Incarcerating Prisoners. Amend RSA 30-B by inserting after section 24 the following new subdivision:

State Reimbursement of Counties for Expenses of Incarcerating Prisoners

30-B:25 State Reimbursement. Beginning in fiscal year 2004, the state shall, on or before June 30 of each fiscal year, reimburse each county for its costs of incarcerating prisoners sentenced to county correctional facilities for misdemeanors. Reimbursement shall be made only for costs which are not offset by prisoners' earnings pursuant to RSA 30-B:19.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

LBAO

01-2151

9/19/01

HB 1363-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE

FISCAL IMPACT: