Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1665, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

2-A.__Inclusion in estimate; additional duty of Department of Corrections.__In preparing budget estimates pursuant to this section, the Department of Corrections shall include in its proposed current services budget estimates:

A.__The amount necessary to fully fund the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund, established in Title 34-A, section 1210-A, subsection 2, at current levels, based on the United States Consumer Price Index established by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; or

B.__A statement identifying the specific appropriations that will be eliminated or reduced in the event that funds are not budgeted to satisfy the Department of Corrections' responsibility for fully funding the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund at current levels.__ The statement must indicate which counties and which purposes of the fund will be affected.

The analysis and statement required by this subsection must be included in the state budget document pursuant to section 1664.

Sec. 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature that full funding for the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 1210-A, subsection 2, adjusted by a factor equal to the percent change in the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index, be included in the Governor's current services recommendations. If the Governor submits legislation setting forth appropriations and allocations for the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund that differs from the full budget request submitted by the Department of Corrections, the Governor shall simultaneously submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over corrections and criminal justice matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs explaining why the Governor's legislation differs from the Department of Corrections' budget submission.

SUMMARY

The bill directs the Department of Corrections to include in its proposed current services budget estimates the amount