"RECIDIVISM": CORRECTIONS CODE                                                                S.B. 937:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Bill 937 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Marty Knollenberg

Committee:  Michigan Competitiveness

 


CONTENT

 

The bill would amend the Corrections Code to define "recidivism" as follows: the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration in prison or jail of an individual within three and five years of his or her release from incarceration, placement on probation, or conviction, whichever is later, and probation and parole violations as well as misdemeanor and felony convictions, if recidivism data regarding technical probation and parole violations are collected and maintained separately from data on new felony or misdemeanor convictions.

 

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

 

Proposed MCL 791.208a                                               Legislative Analyst:  Suzanne Lowe

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

 

Date Completed:  5-27-16                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Ryan Bergan

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.