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Legislative Assembly » 58th (2003)

Revised 9/8/03

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tentative Agenda

BUDGET COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16-17, 2003
Developmental Center
Grafton, North Dakota
State Hospital and James River Correctional Center
Jamestown, North Dakota

Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - West dining room, Nutrition Services Building, Developmental Center, 701 West Sixth Street, Grafton
10:00 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Consideration of minutes of previous meeting
10:05 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the Developmental Center regarding the status of its 2003-05 biennium budget, programs and services, plant improvement needs, number of clients, and daily costs per client
10:45 a.m.

Presentations by representatives of the Developmental Center regarding:

  • The utilization of buildings at the Developmental Center, the excess capacity of the Developmental Center, and the potential costs and benefits of collaborating or combining services with the State Hospital
  • The long-term plans for the Developmental Center, the relationship with the State Hospital, and the status of shared administrative functions between the institutions
  • The potential for patients at the Developmental Center to be served in other locations
11:35 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a summary of a survey of state agency alcohol, drug, tobacco, and risk-associated behavior programs
11:45 a.m. Comments by committee members and other interested persons
12:00 noon Luncheon recess
1:00 p.m. Budget tour of the Developmental Center
2:30 p.m. Recess
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - Meeting Room 308, Learning Resource Building, State Hospital, 2605 Circle Drive, Jamestown
9:00 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the State Hospital regarding the current status of its 2003-05 biennium budget, programs and services, the number of patients, daily cost per patient, trends in patient population, plant improvement needs, and programmatic changes
9:20 a.m. Presentation by representatives of the State Hospital regarding:
  • The services provided by the State Hospital
  • The utilization of buildings at the State Hospital
  • The excess capacity of the State Hospital
  • The long-term plans of the State Hospital
  • The potential for patients at the State Hospital to be served in other locations
9:55 a.m. Presentation by a representative of the Department of Human Services Children and Family Services Division on the effects that the increased methamphetamine use has had on departmental programs, including the foster care and child welfare programs
10:05 a.m. Presentation by Ms. Karen Romig-Larson, Department of Human Services, regarding an overview of Department of Human Services systems of care for persons with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, and physical or developmental disabilities
10:15 a.m. Presentations by a representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding:
  • The property the department owns and leases, including the value of the property owned
  • Inmate population statistics by gender, including inmate admissions for selected offenses, average sentencing length, and the number of admissions by sentence length
  • The reasons for the large increase in the number of violent offenders
  • Statistics relating to and the impact of the aggressive parole process
  • Sentence lengths for North Dakota inmates as compared with those of prisoners in other Midwest states
  • The recidivism rates by offender types
  • The number of inmates that are in prison for committing multiple crimes
  • The orientation process
10:45 a.m. Status report by a representative of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding the housing of state female inmates
11:00 a.m. Comments by a representative of the Southwest Multi-County Correction Center regarding the housing of state female inmates
11:15 a.m. Comments by representatives of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the State Hospital regarding the potential for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to expand its facilities on the State Hospital grounds
11:30 a.m. Comments by interested persons
11:45 a.m. Presentation by the Legislative Council staff of a memorandum regarding the preliminary planning revolving fund
11:50 a.m. Comments by Ms. Pam Sharp, Director, Office of Management and Budget, regarding the preliminary planning revolving fund and the use of the fund for estimating costs to replace the east cell block
12:00 noon Luncheon recess
12:45 p.m. Budget tour of the State Hospital
2:00 p.m. Meet in the second floor classroom, Day Care Building, James River Correctional Center
2:05 p.m. Presentations by representatives of the James River Correctional Center regarding the current status of its 2003-05 biennium budget, the center's programs, trends in inmate population, plant improvement needs, and programmatic changes
2:15 p.m. Budget tour of the James River Correctional Center
3:20 p.m. Committee discussion and staff directives
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
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