HB 172: "An Act relating to correctional facilities; relating to the authority of the commissioner of corrections to designate the placement of prisoners; and requiring the Department of Corrections to estimate and report certain cost savings."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 172 01 "An Act relating to correctional facilities; relating to the authority of the commissioner 02 of corrections to designate the placement of prisoners; and requiring the Department of 03 Corrections to estimate and report certain cost savings." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 33.30.061 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 06 (e) The commissioner may investigate and take action to reduce the cost of 07 housing prisoners by 08 (1) consolidating existing facilities; 09 (2) designating placement of a prisoner at an out-of-state facility. 10 (f) If a prisoner's remaining term of imprisonment exceeds seven years and the 11 commissioner designates placement at an out-of-state facility under (e) of this section, 12 the commissioner shall ensure the prisoner is housed exclusively apart from prisoners 13 who are not residents of this state. 14 (g) The department shall annually estimate the cost savings resulting from the
01 actions taken under (e) of this section and include the cost savings estimate as part of 02 the information compiled and submitted by the department under AS 37.07.050. The 03 legislature may appropriate an amount equal to the annual cost savings estimate for 04 education purposes.