Bill No.: SF0032                  Drafter:  JHR

LSO No.:  08LSO-0121              Effective Date:  7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0005

Chapter No.:       14

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:       Board of parole-authorizing changes in length of parole.

Subject:  Amends provisions relating to "good time" allowances for parolees and inmates.

Summary/Major Elements:

· The act authorizes:

o The department of corrections to establish rules and regulations to impose administrative sanctions as an alternative to revocation of parole for violations of conditions of parole;

o The granting of "good time" reductions in the length of parole for parolees who comply with the terms of their parole (inmates of correctional facilities currently may earn such "good time" reductions of their sentences of imprisonment);

o The removal of previously earned "good time" allowances and the withholding of future "good time" allowances for inmates and parolees.