HB 272 - DO JAIL TIME BY ELECTRONIC MONITORING                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
MR. JEFF LOGAN, staff to Representative Joe Green, presented HB                
272, which allows electronic monitoring of prisoners and expands               
the term "escape" to include tampering with or disabling an                    
electronic monitoring device. MR. LOGAN said the bill is supported             
by the Legislature and the Administration as well as the Judiciary.            
                                                                               
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SENATOR MILLER asked what type of offender would be eligible for               
this. MR. LOGAN replied it would be for white collar or                        
environmental offenders or possibly for people who have already                
served some time. SENATOR MILLER said this would not be appropriate            
for some types of prisoners.