E. Admission to a hospital under this section has no effect upon a sentence then being served or a commitment then in effect. The sentence continues to run and the commitment remains in force, unless terminated in accordance with law.

Sec. 16. 34-A MRSA §9887 is enacted to read:

§9887.__Supervision fee

The department may impose on a person accepted for supervision under this compact a supervision fee of between $10 and $50 per month, as determined by the department, for the term of supervision by the department.__In determining the amount of the fee, the department shall take into account the financial resources of the person and the nature of the burden the payment imposes.__A request for transfer of supervision may not be denied solely because the person is not able to pay the fee.__When a person fails to pay the supervision fee, the department may request the person's return to the sending state unless the failure to pay was not attributable to the person's willful refusal to pay or to a failure on the person's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment.

SUMMARY

This bill proposes several changes to improve staff and prisoner safety at correctional facilities. The bill authorizes consecutive sentences for certain crimes committed within a state correctional facility: trafficking in alcohol and tobacco and assault against other prisoners. The bill requires correctional staff to report sexual misconduct by other staff with a prisoner or resident. Failure to do so is a Class E crime. The bill amends the DNA collection statute to expand who is authorized to collect DNA samples to any Department of Corrections or county jail staffs who are trained to do so.

The bill also amends current law to change archaic and inappropriate references.

The bill eliminates a provision referring to special nursing rules as there are no such rules.