FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 11, 2020
Time Requested: 12:22 PM |
| Agency: |
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3109 |
Enrolled |
HB4866 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Professions and Occupations |
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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.
Currently, the WVDCR has 199 inmates with some sort of conspiracy charge related to Controlled Substances. The WVDCR is unable to predict how many inmates would be impacted by the increased penalties provided in the proposed legislation. However, for each additional inmate, or for each inmate that would spend additional time incarcerated as a result of this legislation 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