CORRECTIONS IMPACT STATEMENT
SESSION: 14RS BILL #: 358 BR #: 1187 DOC ID#: HB035810.100 - 1187 - 6043
BILL SPONSOR(S): Bell AMENDMENT SPONSOR(S):
SUBJECT: AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections' farm operations.
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 196 to establish the Farm Operations Program;…
HCS/CI - Retain original provisions except include definitions of "agriculture", "agricultural commodity", "apiary", "aquaculture", "food bank", livestock", and "poultry"; include "to the extent feasible" to the provision requiring the expansion of the Farm Operations program to all correctional facilities; expand section on consumption and use of agricultural commodities to include persons employed by correctional facilities and associated staff; require that any surplus of agricultural commodities be donated to food banks or other charitable nonprofit food distribution program; exempt livestock production, use and sale, domestic and foreign, of cattle and bovine animal product from these requirements; authorize the department to create an outreach program to facilitate the development and implementation of a farm operations program for county jails; revise and delete in pertinent part, language requiring the department to identify and lease or purchase, as necessary, suitable farmland to "identify land and property suitable for development pursuant to this section"; remove section "identify and apply for federal and private grant opportunities to help subsidize costs related to the implementation of the program."
This bill amendment committee substitute is expected to:
Have the following Corrections impact Have no Corrections impact
Creates new crime(s) Repeals existing crime(s)
Increases penalty for existing crime(s) Decreases penalty for existing crime(s)
Increases incarceration Decreases incarceration
Reduces inmate/offender services Increases inmate/offender services
Increases staff time or positions Reduces staff time or positions
Changes elements of offense for existing crime(s)
Otherwise impacts incarceration (Explain) Adds jobs and increases opportunities for inmates to acquire life skills
STATE IMPACT: Class A, B & C felonies are based on an average daily prison rate of $59.72. Most Class D felons are housed in one of 79 full service jails for up to 5 years. DOC’s cost to incarcerate a felony inmate in a jail is $34.59 per day (includes jail per diem, medical & central office costs), not including substance abuse treatment. Projections are based on the daily rate x 365 x number of years.
Projected Impact: NONE MINIMAL MODERATE SIGNIFICANT
Section 1 Establishes an expanded Farm Operations Program. The Department of Corrections (DOC) has a number of small scale agriculture and animal husbandry programs. The farm programs have proven to be of benefit to the inmates through the additional jobs that farm operations provide as well as the the valuable life skills inmates acquire.
The department will utlize the annual reporting mechanism in the bill to analyze operations and facilitate expanding programs as appropriate.
LOCAL IMPACT:
The following offices contributed to this Corrections Impact Statement:
Dept. of Corrections Dept. of Kentucky State Police Administrative Office of the Courts Parole Board Other
NOTE: Consideration should be given to the cumulative impact of all bills that increase the felon population or that impose new obligations on state or local governments.
APPROVED BY: _________
Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections Date
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