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AN ACT to amend article twelve, chapter sixty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-five, relating to creating a special revenue account designated the "parole supervision benefit fund"; and allowing moneys from the fund to be used for payment for enhanced supervision through a community corrections program.
That article twelve, chapter sixty-two of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty-five, to read as follows:(a) There is created a special revenue account in the state
treasury designated the "parole supervision benefit fund". The
fund is to be used by the division of corrections for the benefit
of parolee supervision with approval of the commissioner. The fund
shall consist of moneys received from any source, including, but
not limited to, funds donated by the general public or an
organization dedicated to parole supervision improvement and funds
seized from parolees that are forfeited pursuant to the provisions
of article seven, chapter sixty-a of this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, the commissioner may authorize use of the money in the
fund created pursuant to this section for payment to a community
corrections program established pursuant to article eleven-c,
chapter sixty-two of this code for providing enhanced supervision
of parolees.
