5. Corrections Incentive Fund recommendation. The Commissioner of Corrections shall submit proposed legislation establishing a Corrections Incentive Fund to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government no later than February 1, 2006 December 15, 2006. The purpose of the proposed Corrections Incentive Fund is to achieve significant and sustainable savings in the cost of delivering correctional services by funding proposals that are consistent with the final study recommendations. The proposed legislation must also include a provision for evaluating the effectiveness of the incentive fund and a requirement to sunset the fund unless there is sufficient evidence presented by the Department of Corrections to continue the fund.

Sec. 5. PL 2005, c. 386, Pt. J, §1, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Authorized duties; nonlapsing funds.__In addition to that specified in this section, the advisory committee is authorized to conduct any additional work authorized by law within its budgeted resources.__Any General Fund appropriations originally appropriated to support the work of the advisory committee that remain within the Department of Corrections may not lapse but must be carried forward to be used for the same purpose.

Sec. 6. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2006.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

This bill amends Public Law 2005, chapter 386, Part J, which established the Corrections Alternatives Advisory Committee. The bill extends the life of the advisory committee to December 15, 2006, expands its membership and authorizes additional meetings and a final report to the Legislature. The bill also authorizes the advisory committee to carry forward any remaining funds in order to support its continued work.