FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 08, 2019 Time Requested: 11:27 AM |
Agency: |
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Division of |
CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
3139 |
Introduced |
HB2933 |
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CBD Subject: |
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FUND(S):
General Revenue
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense, Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
As of the end of FY2018, there were 116 offenders incarcerated in the WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation, whose most serious crime was Abuse/Neglect of a Child that caused Injury, Serious Injury, or created the Risk of Serious Injury or Death. The proposed bill seeks to increase the penalties for these types of offenses and any subsequent convictions for these types of offenses.
It is difficult to determine how many of the 116 offenders had prior convictions for these offenses, or which section of the proposed code would be used for subsequent convictions. However, if future offenders would on average spend at least one additional year incarcerated compared to current offenders the State of West Virginia could expect a cost of $3,001,964 (116 x average annual cost per offender in FY2018 - $25,879). If half of the 116, would have spent an additional year incarcerated the cost would be $1,500,982.
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2019 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2020 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