SB 2015 — AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation; to authorize a line of credit; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to provide for a report; to provide for a legislative management study; and to provide an exemption.

25.0182.03000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota FIRSTIn ENGROSSMENTRegular IntroducedSession byCommencing ENGROSSEDTuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO.

2015 Appropriations(Appropriations CommitteeCommittee) AAN BILLACT for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of corrections and rehabilitation;

to authorize a line of credit;

to provide a statement of legislative intent;

Adjustments or Base Level Enhancements Appropriation Adult services $265,998,440 $161,089,699$174,577,338 $427,088,139$440,575,778 Youth services 26,853,221 9,480,4209,349,903 36,333,64136,203,124 New and vacant FTE pool 0 15,246,37515,248,196 15,246,37515,248,196 Total all funds $292,851,661 $185,816,494$199,175,437 $478,668,155$492,027,098 Less other funds 45,744,746 108,434,000101,911,978 154,178,746147,656,724 Total general fund $247,106,915 $77,382,494$97,263,459 $324,489,409$344,370,374 Full-time equivalent positions 929.79 51.0034.50 980.79964.29 SECTION 2.

The following amounts reflect the one-time funding items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's Pagebase No.budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report to the appropriations committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:

1One-Time 25.0182.03000Funding Sixty-ninthDescription LegislativeGeneral AssemblyFund baseOther budgetFunds forTotal theHeart 2027-29River bienniumcorrectional andcenter which$36,742 the$35,635,000 entity$35,671,742 shallMissouri reportRiver correctional center 121,136 8,032,757 8,153,893 temporary housing unit Payments to thecounty appropriationsand committeesregional ofjails the28,430,210 seventieth0 legislative28,430,210 assemblyDeferred regardingmaintenance theand useextraordinary 0 13,006,609 13,006,609 repairs New FTE costs 40,000 0 40,000 James River correctional center study 0 750,000 750,000 Missouri River correctional center planning 0 20,000,000 20,000,000 and design Software systems and technology 0 9,750,000 9,750,000 upgrades Equipment 0 2,079,700 2,079,700 Victims of thiscrime funding:grants 0 7,000,000 7,000,000 Mental health assessments and services 0 550,000 550,000 Rough rider industries equipment and 0 13,722,181 13,722,181 supplies Workforce training and education 0 1,027,500 1,027,500 James River correctional center 0 570,000 570,000 S.

One-TimeB. Funding Description General Fund Other Funds Total Heart River correctional center $36,742 $35,635,000 $35,671,742 Missouri River correctional center 121,136 8,032,757 8,153,893 temporary housing unit Payments to county and regional jails 17,500,000 0 17,500,000 Deferred maintenance and extraordinary 0 15,000,000 15,000,000 repairs New FTE costs 40,000 0 40,000 James River correctional center study 0 750,000 750,000 Missouri River correctional center planning 0 20,000,000 20,000,000 and design Software systems and technology 0 11,278,631 11,278,631 upgrades Equipment 0 2,079,700 2,079,700 Victims of crime grants 0 7,000,000 7,000,000 Mental health assessments and services 0 550,000 550,000 Rough rider industries equipment and 0 13,722,181 13,722,181 supplies Workforce training and education 0 1,027,500 1,027,500 James River correctional center 0 570,000 570,000 maintenance building demolition County and regional correctional centers 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 contracted operations Total $17,697,878 $118,645,769 $136,343,647 SECTION 3.

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2015 - PAGE 2 maintenance building demolition Total $28,628,088 $112,123,747 $140,751,835 SECTION 3.

The department of corrections and rehabilitation may not spend funds appropriated in the new and vacant FTE pool line item in section 1 of this Act, but may request the office of management and budget to transfer funds from the new and vacant FTE pool line item to the adult services and Pageyouth services line items in accordance with the guidelines and reporting provisions included in House Bill No.

2 25.0182.03000 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly youth services line items in accordance with the guidelines and reporting provisions included in House Bill No.

The other funds line item in section 1 of this Act includes the sum of $102,356,197$95,834,175 from the strategic investment and improvements fund for one-time projects and programs as follows:

Heart River correctional center project $35,635,000 Missouri River correctional center temporary housing 8,032,757 Missouri River correctional center planning and design 20,000,000 James River correctional center facilities study 750,000 James River correctional center maintenance building demolition 570,000 County and regional correctional center contracted operations 3,000,000 Deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs 15,000,00013,006,609 Software and technology upgrades 11,278,6319,750,000 Equipment 1,089,809 Victims of crime grants 7,000,000 Total $102,356,197$95,834,175 SECTION 5.

OTHER FUNDS - FEDERAL FUNDS - CONTINGENT BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA LINE OF CREDIT - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION.

The other funds line item in section 1 of this Act includes $989,891 from federal funds or proceeds from a line of credit for purchasing tasers, body cameras, and ballistic vests.

If the department of corrections and rehabilitation is unsuccessful in obtaining a federal grant of $989,891 for this purpose and notifies the office of management and budget that it will not receive federal funds for this purpose during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, the department of corrections and rehabilitation may borrow up to $989,891 through a line of credit from the Bank of North Dakota for the purchase of tasers, body cameras, and ballistic vests during the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

The interest rate on the line of credit may not exceed the prevailing interest rate charged to North Dakota governmental entities.

If the department of corrections and rehabilitation accesses the line of credit, the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall request a deficiency appropriation from the seventieth legislative assembly to repay the line of credit.

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and from the youth correctional center permanent fund, may be deposited in the department of corrections and rehabilitation operating fund and expended pursuant to legislative appropriationappropriation, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

SECTION 6.7.

MISSOURI RIVER CORRECTIONAL CENTER PLANNING AND DESIGN - STEERING COMMITTEE - LEGISLATIVE INTENT - REPORT.

The appropriation in the adult services line item in section 1 of this Act includes $20,000,000 from the strategic investment and improvements fund for planning and design for a new six hundred bed minimum security male correctional facility for the Missouri River correctional center.

The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall establish a Missouri River correctional center steering committee to oversee the design and construction of the new Missouri River correctional center facility, including other options, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.

The committee must include one member of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader, one member of the house appointed by the house majority leader, and one member of S.

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2015 - PAGE 3 the minority party from either the senate or the house appointed by the minority leaders of the senate and the house.

It is the intent of the sixty-ninth legislative assembly that the seventieth legislative assembly consider supporting the completion of a new minimum security facility for the Missouri River correctional center during the biennium beginning July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2029.

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LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION.

During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the impacts of providing requirements for offenders sentenced to the supervision and custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation.

The study must include a thorough review of the impacts of requiring an offender to serve eighty-five percent of an offender's term of imprisonment in a secured facility, together with input from district court judges regarding sentencing decisions, state's attorneys regarding charging decisions, the department of corrections and rehabilitation regarding early release and use of transitional facilities to provide outside services to inmates, and the parole board regarding decisions to parole an inmate.

The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.

LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - DIVERSION AND DEFLECTION CENTERS.

During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the need for diversion and deflection centers in the state.

The study must include the appropriate involvement of the state in the planning and establishment of diversion and deflection centers.

The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.