senate✓ Signed
Appropriates to the Department of Correction an additional $505,400 from the General Fund and $185,000 from dedicated funds for a total of $690,400 for fiscal year 2017; appropriates an additional $134,900 from the General Fund to the Department of Correction for the Medical Services Program; and reduces the General Fund appropriation to the Department of Correction by $1,071,700 for fiscal year 2017.
This is a supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Correction that provides an additional $505,400 from the General Fund and $185,000 from the Inmate Labor Fund, for a total of $690,400, to pay for an evaluation of the department's offender management system, litigation fees, and contracted medical services. The bill also reduces the department's General Fund appropriation by $1,071,700 to account for updated offender forecasts and bed utilization counts. These changes represent a net reduction of $566,300 from the General Fund and an overall net reduction of $381,300 from all funds in FY 2017.