FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1271

PARTIAL VETO

                                  C 143 L 88

BYHouse Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Brooks, Braddock, May and P. King;by request of Department of Corrections)

Revising provisions relating to the department of corrections.

House Committe on Health Care

Senate Committee on Health Care & Corrections

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The creation of the Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) have brought about major changes in the corrections system.  Not all of these changes are reflected properly in statute.

Presently, the corrections center at Shelton is limited to single cell housing.  This limits DOC in housing offenders.

SUMMARY:

Numerous technical changes to the DOC statutes are made.  RCW 72.13.091, which requires single cell housing at the corrections center, is repealed.

A new population limitation of 115 percent of rated capacity is placed on the Shelton Training Center.  This will not affect the correction center.  If necessary, the Governor may declare an emergency and increase by 15 percent the capacity for a period of 12 months.

Offenders are required to notify the court or community corrections officers prior to any change in their address or employment to allow for monitoring of court imposed conditions.

The tolling of confinement or supervision in the case of absconders or violators of sentence conditions is clarified.

Community supervision is set as of the date of sentencing.  However, during such time when the offender is confined pursuant to the sentence or a violation of the sentence, the period of supervision shall be controlled.

An upper limit of 24 months is placed on the period of community supervision for consecutive sentences, except for exceptional sentences.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 83  15

      Senate    46     3(Senate amended)

      House             (House refused to concur)

      Senate            (Senate refused to recede)

Free Conference Committee

      Senate    44     0

      House 94   3

EFFECTIVE:March 21, 1988

Partial Veto Summary:  The vetoed language also appeared in HB 1424.  The governor's veto thus avoids a double amendment.  (See VETO MESSAGE)