LD 500
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their prison terms, have fewer than 36 months left to serve and
agree to be fitted with a GPS tracking device. A prisoner accepted
into the program would be fitted with the tracking device before
being released and would be required to wear the device for the
remainder of the prisoner's prison term plus an additional 2
months. The department is required to contract with a firm with
appropriate expertise, which the department must choose through a
competitive bidding process, to create the GPS tracking system.

 
Net savings produced by the program are directed as follows:
40% to the General Fund; 40% to hire new probation officers; 10%
to fund DNA analysis under the DNA Data Base and Data Bank Act;
and 10% to fund computer crime law enforcement officers.

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