FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 16, 2020
Time Requested: 10:08 AM
Agency: Corrections & Rehabilitation, Division of
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
1563 Introduced SB502
CBD Subject: Crime


FUND(S):

General Revenue

Sources of Revenue:

General Fund

Legislation creates:

Creates New Expense



Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


As of the end of FY2018, the WVDCR had 234 state sentenced inmates incarcerated for Manufacturing/Delivery/Possession with Intent - Sch 1 or 2 Narcotic Drugs (1 - 15 years) and 340 incarcerated for Manufacturing/Delivery/Possession with Intent - Sch 1,2, or 3 non-narcotic drugs (1 - 5 years). It is unknown how many of the Sch 1-3 are due to Meth. Because the length of stay before parole eligibility is the same for both offenses, additional cost to the state due to this proposed legislation would only occur if the offenders in question were to stay longer than 2.5 years (expected minimum discharge date for a 1-5 term with good time). However, for each such prisoner the State of West Virginia could expect an additional cost of $53.75 per day ($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