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HB 1042 Correctional facilities; utilization of private contracts.

Introduced by: Christopher B. Saxman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

State correctional facilities; private contracts. Provides that on or after July 1, 2004, no new prison financing, site selection, acquisition, construction or maintenance, leasing, management or operation of a new prision facility shall be commenced unless based upon a written analysis of the benefit to the Department of Corrections, including an analysis of the costs and benefits of utilizing the Corrections Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.) or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (§ 56-575.1 et seq.).

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

State correctional facilities; private contracts. Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to accept any private contract for correctional services that complies with the Corrections Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.). The bill places a moratorium on prison construction beginning July 1, 2004, unless the new prison financing, site selection, acquisition, construction, or maintenance, leasing, management or operation of any new prison facility is commenced based upon written analysis of such components being performed by a contract under the Correctional Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.) or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (§ 56-575.1 et seq.).

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State correctional facilities; private contracts. Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to accept any private contract for correctional services that complies with the Corrections Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.), and also requires him to release a report, by January 1, 2005, that evaluates the possible cost benefit in each state correctional facility of providing correctional services for inmates under the act as compared to providing such services through governmental agencies. Finally, the bill places a moratorium on prison construction beginning July 1, 2004, unless the new prison financing, site selection, acquisition, construction, or maintenance, leasing, management or operation of any new prison facility is commenced under a contract under the Correctional Private Management Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.).