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Legislative Assembly » 58th (2003)

Revised 05/27/04

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Thursday, June 17, 2004
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota

8:30 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of previous meeting

STATUS OF HOUSING FEMALE INMATES
8:35 a.m. Report by a representative of the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center regarding:
  • The status of housing state female inmates and related facility improvements, including sprinkler system and elevator
  • Actual costs to date that have been incurred at the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center, the projected costs that will be incurred at the facility, and the source of funding for the costs
  • The 2005-07 biennium budget request for the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center
9:15 a.m. Report by a representative of the Southwest Multi-County Correction Center on the total payments the center receives on an annual basis from the counties for housing inmates
9:30 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding:
  • The status of housing state female inmates and related costs, including information on the preliminary budget request for female contract housing for the 2005-07 biennium
  • The American Correctional Association standard that requires nursing staff for prisons 24 hours a day seven days a week
  • A report on the treatment costs for female inmates at the James River Correctional Center versus treatment costs at the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center
  • The results of the department's meeting with representatives of the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center regarding treatment services for female inmates at the Tompkins Rehabilitation Correctional Center in Jamestown and the Dakota Women's Correctional Rehabilitation Center in New England

OTHER AREAS
10:00 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding:
  • A glossary describing the names for all the acronyms the department uses for its programs and facilities
  • Inmate populations and projections and the related effects on the department's 2003-05 biennium budget
  • Updated information on sentence lengths and recidivism rates
  • The department's facility needs for the 2005-07 biennium
10:30 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Governor's office regarding an update on the Governor's Task Force on Violent and Sexual Offenders
10:45 a.m. Comments by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem regarding criminal justice process issues
11:10 a.m. Comments by representatives of the following entities regarding criminal justice process issues and the effectiveness of alternatives to incarceration and any suggestions for legislat ive action:
  • Judicial branch
  • Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
12:00 noon Luncheon recess
1:00 p.m. Comments by a representative of the proposed North Central Regional Corrections and Drug Rehabilitation Center regarding the proposed facility to be located in Rugby
1:30 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Human Services regarding treatment issues, including the treatment needs of persons with methamphetamine addiction
1:45 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Human Services Children and Family Services Division regarding suggestions for legislative action to assist the department and county social services agencies with training and safety issues of social workers dealing with persons with drug addictions
1:55 p.m. Presentation by a representative of the Mental Health Association in North Dakota regarding mental health services in North Dakota
2:10 p.m. Comments by a representative of the Burleigh, Oliver, Morton, McLean, and Mercer (BOMMM) County Joint Board regarding the Missouri Riverbank Stabilization and Aquatic Restoration Demonstration/Study Project at the Missouri River Correctional Center
2:25 p.m. Comments by Ms. D. Joyce Kitson, Northern Plains Outreach, regarding the transition of inmates into society after incarceration

ROUGHRIDER INDUSTRIES TOUR
2:35 p.m. Travel to State Penitentiary
3:00 p.m. Tour Roughrider Industries
4:00 p.m. Presentation by a representative of Roughrider Industries regarding the current status of its 2003-05 biennium budget, industry programs, plans for and the status of any plant improvements during the 2003-05 biennium and 2005-07 biennium plant improvement needs, and programmatic changes and budgetary needs for the 2005-07 biennium
4:15 p.m. Comments by interested persons regarding the committee's studies
4:20 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives regarding any committee bill drafts
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

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