5070-S2.E AMH PEAR HALL 201

E2SSB 5070 - H AMD TO HS COMM AMD (5070-S2.E AMH HS H3165.2) 757

By Representative Pearson

   On page 19, after line 26, insert the following:

   "(g)(i) The legislature finds that earned release is a privilege; earned release is not an entitlement and does not create a liberty interest. The legislature therefore retains the ability to constrain the department's discretion with respect to awarding earned release credits to any offender under the department's jurisdiction.

   (ii) For a period of twelve months beginning on the effective date of this act, the department, in exercising its discretion under this section, may not award earned release credits to any offender;"

EFFECT: Prohibits the department from awarding earned release credits for a period of twelve months.