NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Monday, June 23, 2003
Roughrider Room, State Capitol
Bismarck, North Dakota
| 1:00 p.m. | Call to order Roll call Review of Legislative Council supplementary rules of operation and procedure |
| 1:05 p.m. | Comments by the committee chairman on studies assigned to the committee |
CORRECTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES | |
| 1:10 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's studies, as directed in Section 6 of 2003 House Bill No. 1506 and 2003 House Concurrent Resolution No. 3037, of the long-term needs of all state inmates; the female population and related treatment, programming, and training needs; the mental health services of the State Hospital; the needs of individuals with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, and physical or developmental disabilities; the impact and availability of community services; the state's criminal justice process from arrest to release; alternatives to incarceration; and the effectiveness of incarceration and treatment |
| 1:25 p.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the study of correctional and mental health facilities and services |
| 1:35 p.m. | Comments by a representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the studies and the status of the department |
| 2:00 p.m. | Comments by a representative of the Southwest Multi-County Correction Center regarding the housing of state female inmates |
BISTATE AUTHORITY | |
| 2:10 p.m. | Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a background memorandum relating to the committee's responsibility to approve any agreement between agencies of North Dakota and South Dakota to form a bistate authority, pursuant to North Dakota Century Code Section 54-40-01 |
| 2:15 p.m. | Comments by committee members regarding the bistate authority |
| 2:20 p.m. | Committee discussion and staff directives |
STATE PENITENTIARY TOUR | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Travel to State Penitentiary |
| 2:45 p.m. | Tour of State Penitentiary, including the east cell block and maximum security areas |
| 4:00 p.m. | Committee discussion of toured areas |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
