Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §3036-B is enacted to read:

§3036-B.__GPS tracking release program

The commissioner shall establish by rule a GPS tracking release program, referred to in this section as "the program," in accordance with this section.__For purposes of this section, "GPS tracking" means a mobile electronic tracking system employing global positioning system technology that allows the exact location of the person tracked to be monitored remotely at all times.

1.__Structure of program.__The program must be available to prisoners eligible under subsection 2 who volunteer to accept the conditions of release under subsection 3.

2. Eligible prisoners.__A prisoner who meets the criteria under this subsection, regardless of when sentenced or incarcerated, is eligible to volunteer for the program.__The prisoner must:

A.__Not be serving a sentence for or have a criminal history involving any violent crime or sexual offense as determined by the commissioner by rule.__The rules must exclude from eligibility a prisoner serving a sentence for or having a criminal history that includes an offense against a person described in Title 17-A, chapter 9; any other crime involving violence or the threat of violence or involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in its commission; or any sexual offense, including, but not limited to, an offense described in Title 17-A, chapter 11 or 12;

B.__Have earned good time and not lost or failed to earn due to bad behavior good time for which the prisoner was eligible;

C. Have fewer than 36 months left to serve in prison; and

D. Have served more than half the prisoner's term of imprisonment.

3. Conditions of release.__A prisoner released under the program must agree to have a GPS tracking device secured to the prisoner's person in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner for a period equal to the prisoner's remaining prison term plus 2 additional months.