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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR SFC

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/07

3/6/07 HB

SHORT TITLE

MUNICIPAL INMATES IN COUNTY JAILS

SB CS/744/aSFC

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Association of Counties (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SFC Amendment

The amendment mandates that a municipality within a class A county with a population of

500,000 or greater will contribute funds to the county in an amount equal to a minimum of 25%

of the operating costs of the county detention facility as opposed to the 15% included in the

original bill and committee substitute/

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 744 addresses the issue of placement of certain municipal inmates in county

detention facilities, provides for redistribution of the local government corrections fund and

establishes a fee for the placement of certain municipal inmates in county detention facilities.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

SB 744 creates a Local Government Corrections Fund that will be administered by the

Administrative Office of the Courts.

CS/Senate Bill 744/aSFC – Page

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Disbursement from the Fund may be used by a county or municipality with a metropolitan court

for:

•

County or municipal jailer or juvenile detention training

•

The construction planning, construction, maintenance and operation of county detention

facilities, municipal jails or juvenile detention facilities

•

Paying the cost of housing county or municipal prisoners or juveniles in any detention

facility in the state

•

Alternative to incarceration

•

Complying with match or contribution requirements for the receipt of federal funds

related to detention facilities, jails or juvenile detention facilities

Counties are eligible for payment in an amount equal to the costs and fees collected by a

magistrate court or a metropolitan court and the motor vehicle division pursuant to offense

committed within the county and deposited in the Fund.

SB 744 adds a new section to Chapter 33, Article 3 NMSA 1978 mandating that a municipality

in a Class A county with a population of 500,000 or greater shall contribute funds to the county

in an amount that is equal to a minimum of 25% of the operating costs of the county detention

facility.

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