FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 14, 2020
Time Requested: 11:44 AM |
| Agency: |
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2053 |
Introduced |
HB4195 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Actions, Suits and Liens |
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FUND(S):
General Revenue
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Decreases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
As of the end of FY2018, the WVDCR had 966 inmates incarcerated for a Drug Offense as their most serous crime. Because of the way WV's drug laws are set up, its difficult to tell from the charge what specific drug was involved in the crime. In addition, its difficult to determine if marijuana was the SOLE drug involved.
If 5% of these offenders (48) are incarcerated for solely Marijuana related offenses, and they are released early as a result of this legislation, the State of WV could expect to save $941,712 per year of incarceration avoided (48 x $19,619 per year).
The WV State Budget Office calculated the cost of housing a state sentenced felon in a regional jail at $53.75 per day for fiscal years 2017-2019. The WVDCR uses this calculation to make payments to the regional jail special revenue fund for state sentenced prisoners. Because of the backlog of state sentenced prisoners in jails, most increases or decreases to the prison population are reflected in that backlog. Therefore, using the per Diem cost from the State Budget Office in fiscal note calculations results in a more accurate description of the impact of proposed legislation.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Brad Douglas, WVDCR Chief of Staff
Email Address: brad.t.douglas@wv.gov