NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/5/2015.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 15-195
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Steadman, Grantham, Lambert, Aguilar, Carroll,
      Crowder, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Kefalas, Kerr, Martinez Humenik,
      Merrifield, Newell, Roberts, Todd, Ulibarri;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hamner, Young, Rankin, Becker K., Brown,
      DelGrosso, Fields, Foote, Kraft-Tharp, Lee, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno,
      Pettersen, Rosenthal, Ryden.
      
      
      Concerning appropriating to the department of corrections
           moneys generated as savings from the awarding of
           achievement earned time to inmates, and, in connection
           therewith, making and reducing appropriations.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-22.5-405, add (9)
      (a.5) as follows:
      
           17-22.5-405.  Earned time - earned release time - achievement
      earned time. (9) (a.5) (I)  Pursuant to the intent of the general
      assembly in enacting House Bill 12-1223 during the 2012 regular
      session, the general assembly shall appropriate savings
      generated from the enactment of this subsection (9) to:
      
           (A)  The education subprogram, for academic and
      vocational programs to offenders; and
      
           (B)  The parole subprogram, for parole wrap-around
      services.
      
           (II)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of
      this paragraph (a.5), the appropriation described in said
      subparagraph (I) must not exceed six million five hundred
      thousand dollars in any fiscal year.
      
           (III)  In allocating the moneys appropriated pursuant to
      sub-subparagraph (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a.5),
      the department shall give priority to parole wrap-around
      services that are administered based on evidence-based practices.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 17-42-103 as
      follows:
      
           17-42-103.  Policies concerning inmates' use of telephones -
      excessive rates prohibited. In administering the use of telephones by
      inmates in any state or private prison facility, the department
      shall not receive any commission from the phone provider except
      as much as is necessary to pay for calling costs and the direct
      and indirect costs incurred by the department in managing the
      calling system. For the purposes of this provision, "direct and
      indirect costs incurred by the department in managing the
      calling system" includes costs related to the provision of
      security and monitoring systems by either the department or the
      phone provider.
      
           SECTION 3.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2015 long bill.
      (1)  To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general
      appropriation act for the 2015-16 state fiscal year to the department of
      corrections are adjusted as follows:
      
           (a)  The appropriation to the volunteers subprogram for personal
      services from the general fund is increased by $618,417 and the
      appropriation from cash funds from sales revenues earned by the canteen
      operation is decreased by $618,417;
      
           (b)  The appropriation to the volunteers subprogram for operating
      expenses from the general fund is increased by $17,912 and the
      appropriation from cash funds from sales revenues earned by the canteen
      operation is decreased by $17,912; and
      
           (c)  The appropriation to the education subprogram for operating
      expenses from cash funds from sales revenues earned by the canteen
      operation is increased by $636,329 and the appropriation from the general
      fund is decreased by $636,329.
      
           (2)  To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual
      general appropriation act for the 2015-16 state fiscal year to the department
      of corrections are adjusted as follows:
      
           (a)  The appropriation to the education subprogram for personal
      services from the general fund is increased by $1,017,989 and the
      appropriation from cash funds from sales revenues earned by the canteen
      operation is decreased by $1,017,989; and
      
           (b)  The appropriation to the education subprogram for operating
      expenses from the general fund is increased by $482,011 and the
      appropriation from cash funds from sales revenues earned by the canteen
      operation is decreased by $482,011.
      
           SECTION 4.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO