6444-S.E AMH KELL MACB 088

ESSB 6444 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-5483.2/10) 1302

By Representative Kelley

ADOPTED 3/05/2010

    On page 28, beginning on line 31, strike all of subsection (4)

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 125, line 17, increase the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2011 by $6,000

    On page 126, after line 9, insert the following:

    "(3) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the sentencing guidelines commission shall perform an assessment of the effectiveness of requiring offenders who violate any conditions of their community custody to serve a mandatory minimum period of 48 hours in total confinement.  In conducting the assessment, the sentencing guidelines commission shall perform a review of the research studies to determine if a mandatory minimum confinement policy is an evidence-based practice, investigate the implementation of such a policy in other states, and estimate the fiscal impacts of implementing such a policy in Washington state. The sentencing guidelines commission shall report its findings to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 2010."

EFFECT:   Requires the Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC) to assess the effectiveness of a mandatory minimum period of total confinement for all violations of community custody and report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2010.  Also corrects a drafting error by eliminating a proviso related to moving SGC functions into the Office of Financial Management and correcting the appropriation level for the SGC.

FISCAL IMPACT:

           Increases General Fund-State by $6,000.

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