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Amend the amendment in section 15 in §1557-B in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the first line (page 3, line 34 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$14,668,000" and inserting the following: '$12,202,104'
Amend the amendment in section 15 in §1557-B in subsection 3 in paragraph B in the first line (page 4, line 3 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$14,668,000" and inserting the following: '$12,202,104'
Amend the amendment in section 23 in §1210-D in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 6, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$14,668,000" and inserting the following: '$12,202,104'
Amend the amendment in section 29 in §3063-C in subsection 3 in paragraph A in the first line (page 8, line 33 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$14,668,000" and inserting the following: '$12,202,104'
Amend the amendment in section 29 in §3063-C in subsection 3 in paragraph B in the first line (page 8, line 39 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$14,668,000" and inserting the following: '$12,202,104'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 30 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 30. Balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any balance remaining in the General Fund State Board of Corrections Operational Support Fund on June 30, 2015 may not lapse, but must be carried forward to the Department of Corrections, County Jail Operations Fund General Fund account to provide funds to county and multicounty jails.
Sec. 31. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
 
County Jail Operations Fund N220
 
Initiative: Transfers funds from the State Board of Corrections to the Department of Corrections.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$12,202,104	$12,202,104	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$12,202,104	$12,202,104	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	2.000	2.000	
Personal Services	$225,881	$228,505	
All Other	$565,503	$565,503	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$791,384	$794,008	

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$12,202,104	$12,202,104	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$791,384	$794,008	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$12,993,488	$12,996,112	

CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
 
State Board of Corrections Operational Support Fund Z087
 
Initiative: Transfers funds from the State Board of Corrections to the Department of Corrections.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	($12,202,104)	($12,202,104)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($12,202,104)	($12,202,104)	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(2.000)	(2.000)	
Personal Services	($225,881)	($228,505)	
All Other	($565,503)	($565,503)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($791,384)	($794,008)	

CORRECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	($12,202,104)	($12,202,104)	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($791,384)	($794,008)	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($12,993,488)	($12,996,112)	

SECTION TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$0	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment changes from $14,668,000 to $12,202,104 the amount of state funding to be provided to the jails through the County Jail Operations Fund, which is the threshold amount that must be appropriated to the County Jail Operations Fund to trigger a different maximum per prisoner per diem rate.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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