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SENATE BILL NO. 1120 – Private prisons, regulation

SENATE BILL NO. 1120

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S1120................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PRIVATE PRISONS - Amends existing law relating to private prisons to revise
definitions; to provide for written contracts; to provide that cities and
counties may authorize housing of certain prisoners; to prohibit housing of
certain prisoners; to clarify requirements and limitations on cities and
counties in contracting with private prison contractors; to provide for
licensing;  to authorize housing of certain out-of-state prisoners subject
to review and approval by the Department of Correction; to clarify certain
purposes of monitoring; to provide for notification of escapes and crimes,
including incidents committed inside or outside the facility; to provide
for reimbursement of costs; to provide for recovery of costs of
prosecution; and to provide for rules.
02/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-4-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
      Geddes, Goedde, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh,
      Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
      Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
      NAYS -- Cameron, Hawkins, Ingram, Schroeder
      Absent and excused -- Sims
    Floor Sponsor -- Davis
    Title apvd - to House
02/28    House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-5-6
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
      Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen, Henbest(Farley), Higgins, Hornbeck,
      Jaquet, Jones, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pearce, Pomeroy,
      Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd,
      Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young(Young), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Ellis, Harwood, McKague, Moyle, Smylie
      Absent and excused -- Campbell, Kellogg, Pischner, Sellman, Smith,
      Stone
    Floor Sponsor -- Moss
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/29    To enrol
    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/30    Sp signed - to Governor
04/04    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 335
         Effective: 07/01/01

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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1120
                                                                        
                              BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PRIVATE PRISONS; AMENDING SECTION 20-801, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  DEFINE
  3        TERMS,  TO  REVISE  TERMS AND TO STRIKE A DEFINITION OF "INMATE"; AMENDING
  4        SECTION 20-803, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR WRITTEN CONTRACTS, TO STRIKE  A
  5        REFERENCE  TO EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL, TO PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
  6        REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY;  AMENDING
  7        SECTION 20-804, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES MAY AUTHO-
  8        RIZE  HOUSING  OF  CERTAIN PRISONERS SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF
  9        THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, TO STRIKE A REFERENCE TO THE EXPRESS WRITTEN
 10        APPROVAL OF CITIES AND COUNTIES TO HOUSE PRISONERS, TO PROHIBIT AUTHORIZA-
 11        TION, APPROVAL OR HOUSING OF CERTAIN PRISONERS, TO STRIKE A  REFERENCE  TO
 12        FINANCIAL INTERESTS, TO PROHIBIT CITIES AND COUNTIES FROM CONTRACTING WITH
 13        CERTAIN  PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTORS, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CONTRACTS ARE
 14        VOIDABLE AND TO PROVIDE  CORRECT  TERMINOLOGY;  AMENDING  SECTION  20-805,
 15        IDAHO  CODE, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS ON CITIES AND
 16        COUNTIES IN CONTRACTING WITH PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTORS, TO  CLARIFY  CER-
 17        TAIN  REQUIREMENTS  AND  LIMITATIONS ON CITIES AND COUNTIES IN CONTRACTING
 18        WITH PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTORS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS
 19        IN  CONTRACTS,  TO  CLARIFY  CERTAIN REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CON-
 20        TRACTS, TO STRIKE A REFERENCE TO THE IMPOSITION OF A FEE IN LIEU OF TAXES,
 21        TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIRED CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN
 22        REQUIRED CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN POWERS AND RESPON-
 23        SIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACT MONITOR, TO REFER TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 24        CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;
 25        AMENDING  SECTION  20-806, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSING, TO EXTEND
 26        REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE PRISON  FACILITIES,  TO  PROVIDE  REQUIRE-
 27        MENTS,  TO CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMEND-
 28        ING SECTION 20-807, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CITIES  AND  COUNTIES  MAY
 29        AUTHORIZE  HOUSING OF CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE PRISONERS SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW
 30        AND APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, TO  PROHIBIT  AUTHORIZATION,
 31        APPROVAL OR HOUSING OF CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE PRISONERS, TO PROVIDE REQUIRE-
 32        MENTS  FOR  HOUSING OF CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE PRISONERS, TO CLARIFY REQUIRE-
 33        MENTS FOR HOUSING OF CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE PRISONERS, TO STRIKE A REFERENCE
 34        TO THE RECEIVING FACILITIES REVIEW OF CERTAIN RECORDS, TO STRIKE A  REFER-
 35        ENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS BY THE PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTOR, TO STRIKE
 36        A  REFERENCE  TO  EXPRESS  WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE RELEASE OF OUT-OF-STATE
 37        PRISONERS BY CITIES OR COUNTIES AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMEND-
 38        ING SECTION 20-808, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PURPOSES OF MONITORING;
 39        AMENDING SECTION 20-809,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  NOTIFICATION  OF
 40        ESCAPES  AND  CRIMES, TO EXTEND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN INCI-
 41        DENTS COMMITTED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE FACILITY, TO PROVIDE FOR  REIMBURSE-
 42        MENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMES, TO EXTEND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS
 43        TO  CERTAIN  INCIDENTS  COMMITTED IN OR ON THE GROUNDS OF, OR OTHERWISE IN
 44        CONNECTION WITH, THE FACILITY, TO  EXTEND  THE  REQUIREMENT  TO  REIMBURSE
 45        COSTS  TO  CERTAIN  ACTS  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CONVICTION IS OBTAINED, TO
 46        STRIKE A REFERENCE TO CERTAIN ACTS COMMITTED WITHIN THE PRIVATE  FACILITY,
                                                                        
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  1        TO  PROVIDE  FOR  CERTAIN  PRISONERS  CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR OFFENSES
  2        WHILE INCARCERATED IN THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMEND-
  3        ING SECTION 20-812, IDAHO CODE, TO EXTEND APPLICATION OF  CIVIL  PENALTIES
  4        PROVISIONS  TO PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTORS THAT RENOVATE FACILITIES; AMEND-
  5        ING SECTION 6-904B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AN  EXCEPTION  TO  GOVERNMENTAL
  6        LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS OF CITIES, COUNTIES, THE IDAHO BOARD OF COR-
  7        RECTION  AND THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 18-2507,
  8        IDAHO CODE, TO EXTEND RECOVERY OF COSTS OF PROSECUTION  TO  ALL  PRISONERS
  9        HOUSED  IN PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 20-209, IDAHO
 10        CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR RULES, TO PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION  WITH
 11        RULEMAKING  AUTHORITY  IN REGARD TO CERTAIN PRIVATE PRISONS AND TO PROVIDE
 12        CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AND AMENDING SECTION 20-212, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  EXTEND
 13        RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF CORRECTION TO PARTICULAR DUTIES
 14        RELEVANT TO CERTAIN PRIVATE PRISONS.
                                                                        
 15    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 16        SECTION  1.  That  Section  20-801, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 17    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 18        20-801.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
 19        (1)  "Contracting authority" means a board of county commissioners or  the
 20    governing body of a city.
 21        (2)  "Correctional facility" means a facility for the confinement of pris-
 22    oners.  The  term shall be construed to include references to terms including,
 23    but  not  limited  to,  "prison,"  "state   prison,"   "state   penitentiary,"
 24    "governmental    detention    facility,"   "penal   institution   (facility),"
 25    "correctional institution," "detention institution (facility)," "county jail,"
 26    "jail," "private prison (facility)" or "private  correctional  facility."  The
 27    term does not include a treatment facility designed to evaluate and treat sub-
 28    stance  abuse when the treatment facility is operated under the direction of a
 29    political subdivision of the state of Idaho.
 30        (3)  "Governmental entity" means a state, county, city, municipal corpora-
 31    tion or other political subdivision of the state, or a territory of the United
 32    States and any political subdivision thereof.
 33        (3)  "Inmate" means a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of  a
 34    criminal  offense  and confined in or subject to confinement in a correctional
 35    or detention facility.
 36        (4)  "In-state prisoner" means a person who has been convicted of a  crime
 37    in  the  state of Idaho and is either incarcerated or on parole for that crime
 38    or in custody for trial and sentencing, and who is being housed in any  state,
 39    local  or  private  correctional  facility, or who is being transported in any
 40    manner within or through the state of Idaho.
 41        (5)  "Local correctional facility" means a facility for the confinement of
 42    prisoners operated by or under the control of a county or city. The term shall
 43    include references to "county jail," or "jail."  The term shall also include a
 44    private correctional facility housing prisoners under the custody of the state
 45    board of correction, the county sheriff or other local law enforcement agency.
 46        (6)  "Medium security" or "medium custody" means  a  security  or  custody
 47    classification reserved for prisoners who have demonstrated an ability to fol-
 48    low institutional rules and regulations, who may have a considerable amount of
 49    time remaining to serve and who may present an escape risk at a lower assigned
 50    custody level.
 51        (7)  "Minimum  security"  or "minimum custody" means a security or custody
 52    classification reserved for prisoners who have  continuously  demonstrated  an
                                                                        
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  1    ability  to follow institutional rules and regulations; who are either commit-
  2    ted for a nonviolent crime or are committed on a violent crime; who are gener-
  3    ally within twelve (12) months of parole eligibility; and who normally do  not
  4    present an escape risk.
  5        (8)  "Out-of-state  prisoner"  or "out-of-state inmate" means a person who
  6    is convicted of and sentenced for a crime in a state other than the  state  of
  7    Idaho,  or  under the laws of the United States or other foreign jurisdiction,
  8    and who is being housed in any state, local or private  correctional  facility
  9    in  the  state  of  Idaho, or who is being transported in any manner within or
 10    through the state of Idaho.
 11        (9)  "Prisoner" means a person who has been convicted of a  crime  in  the
 12    state  of  Idaho  and is either incarcerated or on parole for that crime or in
 13    custody for trial and sentencing, or who is convicted of and sentenced  for  a
 14    crime  in  a  state  other  than  the state of Idaho, or under the laws of the
 15    United States or other foreign jurisdiction, and who is being  housed  in  any
 16    state,  local or private correctional facility, or who is being transported in
 17    any manner within or through the state of Idaho. The term shall  be  construed
 18    to  include  references  to  terms  including,  but  not limited to, "inmate,"
 19    "convict,"  "detainee,"  and  other   similar   terms,   and   shall   include
 20    "out-of-state prisoner" and "out-of-state inmate."
 21        (410) "Private prison contractor" means any person, organization, partner-
 22    ship,  joint venture, corporation or other business entity engaged in the site
 23    selection,     design,     design/building,     acquisition,     construction,
 24    construction/management, financing, maintenance, leasing,  leasing/purchasing,
 25    management  or  operation  of  private prison facilities or any combination of
 26    these services. For purposes of this chapter, "private prison contractor" does
 27    not include those persons, organizations, partnerships, joint ventures, corpo-
 28    rations or other business entities that contract with a political  subdivision
 29    of the state of Idaho for the construction of a facility provided the facility
 30    will  be  operated by the political subdivision or where the facility is oper-
 31    ated under the direction of the political subdivision and is designed to eval-
 32    uate and treat substance abuse.
 33        (511) "Private prison facility" or "private  correctional  facility,"  for
 34    purposes  of  this chapter, means a correctional facility constructed or oper-
 35    ated in the state of Idaho by a private prison contractor for the  confinement
 36    of  inmates  pursuant  to  contract  with  a  contracting authority as defined
 37    herein.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION 2.  That Section 20-803, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 39    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 40        20-803.  PRIVATE  PRISON  CONTRACTORS  -- CONTRACT OR APPROVAL REQUIRED TO
 41    CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE PRIVATE PRISON  FACILITIES  AND  TO  HOUSE  OUT-OF-STATE
 42    INMATES  PRISONERS. (1) A private prison contractor may not construct or oper-
 43    ate  a private prison facility in this state except  pursuant  to  a  contract
 44    with  the state of Idaho, as authorized in chapter 2, title 20, Idaho Code, or
 45    pursuant to a written contract with, or with the express written approval  of,
 46    a  county or city of this state, as authorized by the provisions of this chap-
 47    ter.
 48        (2)  A private prison contractor may not house in a private prison  facil-
 49    ity  in  this state inmates prisoners who have been convicted of offenses com-
 50    mitted against the laws of a governmental entity other than the state of Idaho
 51    and its political subdivisions except pursuant to a written contract with,  or
 52    with the express written approval of, the board of county commissioners of the
 53    county  in  which the facility is located or the governing body of the city in
                                                                        
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  1    which the facility is located, and only if the requirements of section 20-807,
  2    Idaho Code, this chapter are met.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 3.  That Section 20-804, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
  4    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  5        20-804.  AUTHORITY  OF COUNTY OR CITY TO HOUSE INMATES PRISONERS IN A PRI-
  6    VATE PRISON FACILITY. (1) A board of county  commissioners  or  the  governing
  7    body  of  a city may authorize the housing of specific minimum to medium secu-
  8    rity inmates prisoners of the county or the city in a private prison  facility
  9    pursuant  to  contract  with the private prison contractor or with the express
 10    written approval of the board of county commissioners or the governing body of
 11    the city and subject to the review  and  approval  of  the  prisoners  by  the
 12    department of correction. Provided, however, that in no event shall a board of
 13    county  commissioners or the governing body of a city authorize, nor shall the
 14    department of correction approve, housing of  any  maximum  or  close  custody
 15    prisoners,  inmates imprisoned for sexual offenses or prisoners with a history
 16    or record of institutional violence involving the use of a  deadly  weapon,  a
 17    history  or  record  of  committing any act of an assaultive nature that would
 18    qualify as a felony under the laws of the state of Idaho against any prisoner,
 19    employee or visitor while confined, or  a  history  or  record  of  escape  or
 20    attempted escape from secure custody.
 21        (2)  A  board  of  county  commissioners  may  not contract with a private
 22    prison contractor in which a commissioner or an  elected  or  appointed  peace
 23    officer or other county official has an financial interest pursuant to chapter
 24    2,  title 59, Idaho Code. The governing body of a city may not contract with a
 25    private prison contractor in which the mayor, a member of the city council, or
 26    any appointed peace officer or other city official has an  financial  interest
 27    pursuant  to  chapter 2, title 59, Idaho Code. A contract made in violation of
 28    the provisions of this subsection is voidable.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION 4.  That Section 20-805, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 30    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 31        20-805.  CONTRACTS WITH A PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTOR. (1) A board of county
 32    commissioners  or the governing body of a city, may enter into a contract with
 33    a private prison contractor for the site selection,  design,  design/building,
 34    acquisition,  construction,  construction/management,  financing, maintenance,
 35    leasing, leasing/purchasing, management or operation of private prison facili-
 36    ties or any combination of these services, subject to the  following  require-
 37    ments and limitations:
 38        (a)  Any  request  for  proposals,  any  original  contract,  any contract
 39        renewal, any price or cost adjustment or any other amendment to  any  con-
 40        tract  for  the  incarceration of individuals in a private prison facility
 41        shall be reviewed and approved by the contracting authority. The  contract
 42        shall  be in a form as provided for by the department of administration in
 43        consultation with the department of correction;
 44        (b)  No contract authorized by the provisions of  this  section  shall  be
 45        awarded  until the private prison contractor demonstrates to the satisfac-
 46        tion of the contracting authority that the contractor possesses the neces-
 47        sary qualifications and experience to provide the  services  specified  in
 48        the contract; that the contractor can provide the necessary qualified per-
 49        sonnel  to  implement the terms of the contract; that the financial condi-
 50        tion of the contractor is such that the terms of the contract can be  ful-
 51        filled;  that  the  contractor  has  the ability to comply with applicable
                                                                        
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  1        court orders and meet corrections standards; and that the proposed private
  2        prison facilities or the correctional services proposed by the  contractor
  3        meet constitutional minimums;
  4        (c)  The  contract  shall  provide  for the assumption of liability by the
  5        private prison contractor for all claims arising from  the  services  per-
  6        formed under the contract by the private prison contractor;
  7        (d)  No  contract  authorized  by  the provisions of this section shall be
  8        awarded until the private prison contractor demonstrates to the  satisfac-
  9        tion of the contracting authority that the contractor can obtain insurance
 10        or  provide   self-insurance  for the contractor and its officers, guards,
 11        employees and agents against all claims, including claims based on  viola-
 12        tions  of civil rights, arising from the services performed under the con-
 13        tract by the private contractor and to indemnify the contracting authority
 14        against all claims, including claims based on violations of civil  rights,
 15        arising  from  the services performed under the contract and to compensate
 16        the contracting authority for any losses incurred due to the operation  of
 17        private  prison  facilities  provides a policy of insurance for all claims
 18        satisfactory to the contracting authority specifically including, but  not
 19        limited to, insurance for civil rights claims as determined by a risk man-
 20        agement or actuarial firm with demonstrated experience in public liability
 21        for state governments. The insurance policy shall provide coverage for the
 22        private  prison  contractor and its officers, guards, employees and agents
 23        as well as insure the state, including all state agencies, and all politi-
 24        cal subdivisions of the state with jurisdiction over the  facility  or  in
 25        which  a  facility is located against all claims arising from the services
 26        performed under the contract by the private prison contractor,  its  offi-
 27        cers,  guards,  employees  and agents. The private prison contractor shall
 28        immediately provide written notification of cancellation of  insurance  to
 29        the  state  department  of  correction and the contracting authority.  The
 30        private prison contractor may not self-insure. Proof of insurance shall be
 31        provided on or before January 1 of every year to the state  department  of
 32        correction and the contracting authority;
 33        (e)  If  the  contract  includes  construction or renovation, the contract
 34        shall require a performance bond approved  by  the  contracting  authority
 35        that  is  adequate  and  appropriate  for  the  proposed  construction  or
 36        renovation contract;
 37        (f)  Except  as  otherwise permitted under the constitution or laws of the
 38        state of Idaho, no contract awarded pursuant to this section shall provide
 39        for the encumbrance of funds beyond the  amount  available  for  a  fiscal
 40        year;
 41        (g)  The  contract  shall  require  the  private  prison  contractor to be
 42        licensed by the department of correction pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 43        this chapter.
 44        (2)  Any  contract  between  a  contracting authority and a private prison
 45    contractor, whereby the contractor provides for the housing, care, and control
 46    of inmates prisoners in a facility operated by the contractor, shall  contain,
 47    in addition to other provisions, terms and conditions:
 48        (a)  A requirement that the private prison contractor provide the services
 49        in a facility which meets correctional standards satisfying constitutional
 50        minimums,  state  and  federal  laws, rules and regulations and applicable
 51        court orders, including, but not limited to, all sanitation, food service,
 52        safety and health regulations;
 53        (b)  A requirement that the  private  prison  contractor  send  copies  of
 54        reports of inspections completed by appropriate authorities regarding com-
 55        pliance  with laws, rules and regulations of the type described in subsec-
                                                                        
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  1        tion (2)(a) of this section to the governing authority of the local public
  2        entity in which the correctional facility is located;
  3        (c)  If a private prison contractor enters into a contract with a board of
  4        county commissioners for a private prison facility to be located  on  pri-
  5        vate  land  within  the  limits of any city, it shall be required that the
  6        contractor obtain written authorization from the  governing  body  of  the
  7        city in which the facility is to be located;
  8        (c)  If  a  private  prison facility is to be located on land owned by the
  9        county or the city or other publicly owned land which is  not  subject  to
 10        real  property taxes, the contract may provide for the payment of a fee to
 11        the contracting authority which shall be in lieu  of  property  taxes,  as
 12        compensation  for  the  costs of regulating, monitoring and providing ser-
 13        vices to the facility;
 14        (d)  A requirement that the private prison contractor provide training  to
 15        its personnel to a level acceptable to the contracting authority. The pro-
 16        visions  of  this  section  shall not be construed to confer peace officer
 17        status upon any employee of the private prison contractor or to  authorize
 18        the use of firearms. except A private correctional officer or other desig-
 19        nated  employee  of a private prison contractor may carry and use firearms
 20        in the course of the officer's or employee's employment only if the  offi-
 21        cer or employee is certified as having satisfactorily completed a training
 22        program  approved by the department of correction and only if used to pre-
 23        vent escape from the facility or from custody while being  transported  to
 24        or from the facility or to prevent an act which would cause death or seri-
 25        ous  bodily injury to any person. The provisions of this section shall not
 26        be construed to confer county or city employee status upon any employee of
 27        the private prison contractor.;
 28        (e)  A requirement that the private prison contractor will not employ  any
 29        person  at  the private prison facility until after the private contractor
 30        has submitted to the bureau of criminal identification,  on  a  form  pre-
 31        scribed  by  the  bureau,  a  request  that  the bureau conduct a criminal
 32        records check of the person and a requirement that the private prison con-
 33        tractor will not employ any person at the facility if the records check or
 34        other information possessed by the contractor indicates  that  the  person
 35        has a criminal history or record, regardless of the form of judgment;
 36        (f)  A  requirement  that  the  private  prison facility be staffed at all
 37        times to ensure supervision  of  prisoners  and  maintenance  of  security
 38        within  the  private  prison  facility and to provide for appropriate pro-
 39        grams, transportation, security and other operational needs. In  determin-
 40        ing security needs for the private prison facility, the private contractor
 41        and  the  contract requirements shall fully take into account all relevant
 42        factors including, but not limited to, the proximity of  the  facility  to
 43        neighborhoods and schools;
 44        (g)  A  requirement  that  the  private  prison  contractor, its officers,
 45        guards, employees, and agents immediately notify the  county  sheriff  and
 46        any other law enforcement or other governmental entities, agencies or per-
 47        sonnel  named  in  the  contract or required to be informed as provided in
 48        this chapter of any riot, rebellion, escape, crime or other emergency sit-
 49        uation occurring at inside or outside the facility, and a requirement that
 50        the private prison contractor  reimburse  costs  as  provided  in  section
 51        20-809,  Idaho  Code. Notification shall be made by telephone and in writ-
 52        ing.  The written notice may be made by facsimile transmission or mail;
 53        (h)  A requirement that the private contractor adopt and use in  the  pri-
 54        vate  prison  facility a drug testing and treatment program that meets the
 55        standards of any drug testing and treatment program the department of cor-
                                                                        
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  1        rection uses for its prisoners in state correctional institutions;
  2        (i)  A requirement that the  private  prison  contractor  provide  advance
  3        written  notice to the county sheriff of the contracting authority and any
  4        other law enforcement or other governmental entities, agencies or  person-
  5        nel  named  in the contract, of its intent to provide for transport of any
  6        prisoners to or from the private prison facility and of the intended  des-
  7        tination;
  8        (j)  A  requirement  that  the  private  prison contractor shall be solely
  9        responsible for any damage caused by a prisoner in its custody  and  shall
 10        be  solely  responsible  for security and all costs associated with trans-
 11        porting and housing prisoners to and from locations  outside  the  private
 12        prison  facility including, but not limited to, court, medical and sending
 13        facility locations. The private  prison  contractor's  responsibility  for
 14        costs will include, but not be limited to, all costs which may be required
 15        by  court  officials  for additional security for the prisoner provided by
 16        federal, state, county or city officials;
 17        (k)  A requirement that no prisoner shall be housed in  a  private  prison
 18        facility  pursuant  to  this  chapter  without  the  prior approval of the
 19        department of correction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Prior
 20        to housing any proposed prisoner  in  the  private  prison  facility,  all
 21        records in the possession of, or available to, the sending entity, includ-
 22        ing,  but not limited to, classification, medical information, conduct and
 23        confinement history of the prisoner shall be provided to the department of
 24        correction for review and the  department  shall  have  the  authority  to
 25        approve  or reject housing of the prisoner based on standards as set forth
 26        pursuant to this chapter. Provided however, that in lieu of providing  the
 27        department of correction with medical information of a prisoner, a sending
 28        entity  may  elect  to  certify, by a physician licensed in this state and
 29        employed by, or under contract with, the private prison facility, that the
 30        prisoner under consideration  for  placement  in  the  facility  has  been
 31        tested, and has not tested positive, for the presence of HIV antibodies or
 32        antigens, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and tuberculosis;
 33        (l)  A  requirement  that  the private prison contractor, prior to housing
 34        any out-of-state prisoner in the private prison facility  under  the  con-
 35        tract,  enter  into  an  agreement with the local contracting governmental
 36        entity that sets forth a conversion plan that will be followed if, for any
 37        reason, the facility is closed or ceases to operate. The  conversion  plan
 38        shall  provide,  in  part,  that  the  private  prison contractor shall be
 39        responsible for housing and providing for the transportation of the  pris-
 40        oners  who are in the facility at the time it is closed or ceases to oper-
 41        ate and for the cost of such housing and transporting of those prisoners;
 42        (m)  A requirement that the private prison contractor conform to  applica-
 43        ble  standards,  and  obtain accreditation from, the American correctional
 44        association and the national commission on correction health care;
 45        (n)  A requirement that the private prison contractor indemnify  and  hold
 46        harmless  the state, its officers, agents and employees and any local gov-
 47        ernmental entity in the state with jurisdiction over the  place  at  which
 48        the  private  prison  facility  is located or that owns the private prison
 49        facility, and shall reimburse the state or local governmental  entity  for
 50        costs  incurred defending the state or local governmental entity or any of
 51        its officers, agents or employees against all claims including the follow-
 52        ing:
 53             (i)   Any claims or losses for services rendered by  the  contractor,
 54             its  officers,  agents or employees, performing or supplying services
 55             in connection with the performance of the contract;
                                                                        
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  1             (ii)  Any failure of the contractor, its officers, agents or  employ-
  2             ees  to  adhere to the laws, rules, regulations or terms agreed to in
  3             the contract;
  4             (iii) Any  constitutional,  federal,  state  or  civil  rights  claim
  5             brought against the governmental entity related to the facility oper-
  6             ated and managed by the contractor;
  7             (iv)  Any claims, losses, demands or causes of action arising out  of
  8             the  activities in this state of the contractor, its officers, agents
  9             or employees;
 10             (v)   Any attorney's fees or court costs arising from any habeas cor-
 11             pus actions or other prisoner suits that may  arise  from  any  event
 12             that  occurred  at  the facility or was a result of such an event, or
 13             arise over the conditions, management or operation of  the  facility,
 14             which fees and costs shall include, but not be limited to, attorney's
 15             fees  for the governmental entity's representation and for any court-
 16             appointed representation of any prisoner.
 17        (o)  A clear statement that provisions set forth within  this  chapter  do
 18        not  affect  any  immunity  or defense that the state and its officers and
 19        employees or a contracting authority and its officers and employees may be
 20        entitled to under another section of the Idaho Code,  including,  but  not
 21        limited to chapter 9, title 6, Idaho Code;
 22        (p)  A  clear  statement  that  no  immunity from liability granted to the
 23        state, and no immunity from liability granted  to  political  subdivisions
 24        pursuant  to  chapter  9, title 6, Idaho Code, shall extend to the private
 25        prison contractor or any of the private prison contractor's employees;
 26        (q)  A requirement that the private prison contractor  and  its  personnel
 27        comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  chapter, all laws of the state of
 28        Idaho, and all ordinances, policies  and  procedures  of  the  contracting
 29        authority;
 30        (r)  A requirement that any ambiguities in the contract shall be construed
 31        against  the  private  prison  contractor  and in favor of the contracting
 32        authority.
 33        (3)  Contracts awarded under the provisions of this section  shall,  at  a
 34    minimum, comply with the following:
 35        (a)  Provide  for  internal  and perimeter security to protect the public,
 36        employees and inmates prisoners;
 37        (b)  Provide that the private prison contractor shall not  benefit  finan-
 38        cially  from  the labor of inmates prisoners nor shall any inmate prisoner
 39        ever be placed in a position of authority over  another  inmate  prisoner.
 40        Any  profits  realized  from  the operation of a prison enterprise program
 41        shall revert to the contracting authority;
 42        (c)  Provide that the private prison contractor shall  iImpose  discipline
 43        on  inmates  prisoners  only in accordance with applicable rules, policies
 44        and procedures satisfying constitutional minimums, state and federal  laws
 45        and applicable court orders;
 46        (d)  Require  that  the  private  prison  contractor pProvide proper food,
 47        clothing, housing and medical care as provided for in  the  contract.  The
 48        governmental  entity  contracting with the private prison contractor shall
 49        not be responsible for any costs associated with the medical care of pris-
 50        oners in the custody of the private prison contractor.
 51        (4)  The contracting authority or its designee, as provided  in  the  con-
 52    tract,  shall  monitor  the  performance  of  the  private  prison contractor.
 53    Included in the powers and responsibilities of the  contracting  authority  or
 54    its  designee,  when acting as the contract monitor of the private prison con-
 55    tract are:
                                                                        
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  1        (a)  A determination if the requirements of the contract are being  satis-
  2        factorily performed;
  3        (b)  A determination whether the private prison contractor and its person-
  4        nel  are  complying  with  the provisions of this chapter, all laws of the
  5        state of Idaho and any ordinances or written policies  and  procedures  of
  6        the county or city governing the private prison facility;
  7        (c)  A determination if applicable ordinances, written policies and proce-
  8        dures  of  the  contracting  authority  are  being followed by the private
  9        prison contractor and its personnel;
 10        (d)  A determination whether the facility is being operated  in  a  manner
 11        which adequately safeguards and protects the safety of the public;
 12        (e)  Approval of all inmate prisoner releases on furlough or work release;
 13        (f)  The  enactment  of  ordinances or the adoption of written policies or
 14        procedures interpreting or making specific application of  the  provisions
 15        of this section chapter.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION  5.  That  Section  20-806, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 17    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 18        20-806.  PRIVATE PRISON FACILITIES -- REQUIREMENTS -- LICENSING. A private
 19    prison contractor operating that has contracted for the location or  operation
 20    of  a  private  prison  facility within a county or a city of this state shall
 21    comply with the following requirements:
 22        (1)  An individual, corporation, partnership, association, or  other  pri-
 23    vate  organization or entity may not operate a private prison facility in this
 24    state unless licensed by the department of correction. The board of correction
 25    shall have the power and it shall be its duty to promulgate rules necessary to
 26    implement and enforce standards for the licensing  and  operation  of  private
 27    prison  facilities  as  set  forth  pursuant to this chapter. Applications for
 28    licenses shall be made on forms provided by the department of  correction  and
 29    accompanied by the required license fee. Licenses for the operation of private
 30    prisons  shall  be  nontransferable.  A license may be revoked if the facility
 31    fails to meet the standards and provisions of this chapter.  All  final  deci-
 32    sions  by  the board shall be subject to review pursuant to the provisions and
 33    procedures of the administrative procedure act, chapter 52,  title  67,  Idaho
 34    Code;
 35        (2)  The  facility  shall meet correctional standards satisfying constitu-
 36    tional minimums, state and federal laws and applicable court orders;
 37        (23)  If the private prison facility is  located  on  land  owned  by  the
 38    county  or  the city or other publicly owned land which is not subject to real
 39    property taxes, the county or the city, if the facility is located within  the
 40    limits  of  the city, may require the private prison contractor to pay fees to
 41    the county or the city in lieu of property  taxes,  as  compensation  for  the
 42    costs  to  the county or the city of regulating, monitoring and providing ser-
 43    vices to the facility;
 44        (34)  The facility must provide internal and perimeter security to protect
 45    the public, employees and inmates prisoners;
 46        (45)  The private prison contractor shall  impose  discipline  on  inmates
 47    prisoners  only  as  permitted  by correctional standards satisfying constitu-
 48    tional minimums, state and federal laws, and applicable court orders;
 49        (56)  The private prison contractor shall provide inmates  prisoners  with
 50    proper  food,  clothing, housing and medical care in accordance with constitu-
 51    tional minimums, state and federal laws, and applicable court orders. The pri-
 52    vate prison contractor shall require that anyone providing  professional  ser-
 53    vices  to prisoners shall be licensed as provided by the state of Idaho if the
                                                                        
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  1    professional would be required to be licensed in the state of Idaho to provide
  2    services to the general public;
  3        (7)  The private prison contractor shall allow access to the  facility  at
  4    all  times and cooperate with all state and local authorities and their desig-
  5    nees in the performance of their duties pursuant to section  20-805(4),  Idaho
  6    Code, and section 20-808, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  6.  That  Section  20-807, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  9        20-807.  OUT-OF-STATE INMATES PRISONERS. (1) A board of county commission-
 10    ers may authorize a private  prison  contractor  operating  a  private  prison
 11    facility  within  the  county and the governing body of a city may authorize a
 12    private prison contractor operating a private prison facility within the  city
 13    to  house  specific  minimum to medium security inmates prisoners convicted of
 14    offenses committed against the laws of a governmental entity  other  than  the
 15    state  of  Idaho  or  its political subdivisions pursuant to contract with the
 16    private prison contractor and subject to the review and approval of the  pris-
 17    oners  by  the  department  of correction.  Provided however, that in no event
 18    shall a board of county commissioners or the governing body of a  city  autho-
 19    rize,  nor  shall the department of correction approve, housing of any maximum
 20    or close custody prisoners, inmates imprisoned for sexual  offenses  or  pris-
 21    oners  with a history or record of institutional violence involving the use of
 22    a deadly weapon, a history or record of committing any act  of  an  assaultive
 23    nature  that  would  qualify  as a felony under the laws of the state of Idaho
 24    against any prisoner, employee or visitor while  confined,  or  a  history  or
 25    record of escape or attempted escape from secure custody.
 26        (2)  Out-of-state  inmates  prisoners  may  be  housed in a private prison
 27    facility only if the following requirements are met:
 28        (a)  The custody level capacity and availability  in  the  private  prison
 29        facility is adequate to house the inmates prisoners;
 30        (b)  The  private  prison contractor and the board of county commissioners
 31        or the governing body of the city, in cooperation with state and local law
 32        enforcement agencies, and  other  appropriate  governmental  entities  and
 33        agencies,  have  developed  a  written plan explaining the procedure to be
 34        used to coordinate law  enforcement  and  other  necessary  activities  in
 35        response  to  any  riot,  rebellion,  escape  or other emergency situation
 36        occurring in or on the grounds of, or otherwise in  connection  with,  the
 37        facility.;
 38        (c)  The  private  prison facility satisfies meets standards for the care,
 39        custody, treatment and control of inmates prisoners which comply with con-
 40        stitutional minimums, state and federal laws and applicable  court  orders
 41        and any additional standards required by the county or the city;
 42        (d)  Each  inmate  prisoner to be paroled or released from custody must be
 43        transported and released by the private prison contractor or its agent  in
 44        the sending governmental entity's jurisdiction;
 45        (e)  Before  transferring  the  inmate  prisoner  to  Idaho, the receiving
 46        facility private prison contractor shall review: obtain prior approval  of
 47        the  department  of correction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
 48        Prior to housing any proposed prisoner in the private prison facility, all
 49        records in the possession of, or available to, the sending entity  includ-
 50        ing,  but not limited to, classification, medical information, conduct and
 51        confinement history of the prisoner shall be provided to the department of
 52        correction for review and the  department  shall  have  the  authority  to
 53        approve  or reject housing of the prisoner based on standards as set forth
                                                                        
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  1        pursuant to this chapter. Provided however, that in lieu of providing med-
  2        ical information of a prisoner, a sending entity may elect to certify,  by
  3        a  physician  licensed  in  this  state and employed by, or under contract
  4        with, the private prison facility, that the prisoner  under  consideration
  5        for  placement  in  the facility has been tested, and has not tested posi-
  6        tive, for the presence of HIV antibodies or antigens, hepatitis  B  virus,
  7        hepatitis C virus and tuberculosis;
  8             (i)   All  records concerning the sending governmental entity's clas-
  9             sification of the inmate, including records relating to the  inmate's
 10             conduct while confined in the sending governmental entity; and
 11             (ii)  Appropriate  medical information concerning the inmate, includ-
 12             ing certification of tuberculosis screening or treatment and certifi-
 13             cation that the  inmate  has  undergone  HIV  testing  with  negative
 14             results.
 15        (f)  The  sending  governmental entity will not transfer and the receiving
 16        facility private prison contractor will not accept an inmate prisoner  who
 17        has  a  history or record of institutional violence involving the use of a
 18        deadly weapon, or a pattern history or record of violence  committing  any
 19        act  of an assaultive nature that would qualify as a felony under the laws
 20        of the state of Idaho against any prisoner, employee or visitor while con-
 21        fined in a facility within the sending governmental entity's  jurisdiction
 22        or a history or record of escape or attempted escape from secure custody;
 23        (g)  The  receiving  facility private prison contractor will determine the
 24        inmate's prisoner's custody level in order  to  ensure  that  the  custody
 25        level assignments for the facility as a whole are compatible with the con-
 26        struction  security  level  availability in the facility.  If it is deter-
 27        mined by the county or the city or the private prison contractor that  the
 28        inmate  prisoner poses a substantial risk to the community, prison popula-
 29        tion or staff or  should  be  classified  as  maximum  security  or  close
 30        custody,  the inmate prisoner will be returned to the sending governmental
 31        entity; and.
 32        (3)  The private prison contractor shall reimburse costs as  specified  in
 33    section 20-809, Idaho Code.
 34        (4)  Neither this section nor any other provision of this chapter shall be
 35    construed to authorize the release of an out-of-state inmate prisoner confined
 36    in  a  private prison facility on work release, furlough or other release from
 37    the facility except as provided in any contract authorized in this chapter  or
 38    with  the express written approval of the board of county commissioners of the
 39    county in which the facility is located or the governing body of the  city  in
 40    which the facility is located, or as provided by county or city ordinance.
 41        (54)  The  provisions  of this section shall not be construed as a limita-
 42    tion upon the authority of the state of Idaho, a county  or  a  city  of  this
 43    state  to  incarcerate, detain or place  a person convicted of an offense com-
 44    mitted against the laws of the  United  States,  a  territory  of  the  United
 45    States,  another  state  or a political subdivision thereof  in a correctional
 46    facility, county jail or other governmental detention facility in  this  state
 47    pursuant  to the laws of the United States, the state of Idaho or other appli-
 48    cable law.
                                                                        
 49        SECTION 7.  That Section 20-808, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 50    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 51        20-808.  MONITORING  PRIVATE  PRISONS. In addition to and without limiting
 52    the authority provided in this chapter or by contract entered into pursuant to
 53    section 20-805, Idaho Code, or as provided by other applicable law, the  board
                                                                        
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  1    of  county  commissioners, the county sheriff, the prosecuting attorney or the
  2    authorized agents and employees of a county in which a private prison facility
  3    is located and the governing board of a city, the city attorney, law  enforce-
  4    ment  personnel  of  the city and other authorized agents and employees of the
  5    city in which a private prison facility is located,  shall  be  authorized  to
  6    monitor the facility and to enter the facility and the grounds thereof for the
  7    following purposes:
  8        (1)  To  determine if the private prison contractor, its personnel and the
  9    private prison facility are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter,
 10    all laws of the state of Idaho and any ordinances or written policies and pro-
 11    cedures of the county or city governing the private prison facility;
 12        (2)  To investigate any criminal conduct which has occurred, is  occurring
 13    or  is  alleged to have occurred in or on the grounds of, or otherwise in con-
 14    nection with, the facility;
 15        (3)  To determine whether the facility is being operated in a manner which
 16    adequately safeguards and protects the safety of the public;
 17        (4)  To review prisoner security or custody classifications  to  determine
 18    whether any classifications need to be revised.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION  8.  That  Section  20-809, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 20    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 21        20-809.  RIOT, REBELLION, ESCAPE, CRIME OR EMERGENCY SITUATION  --  NOTICE
 22    --  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR COSTS. (1) The private prison contractor, its officers,
 23    guards, employees, and agents shall immediately notify the county sheriff and,
 24    if the facility is located within the limits of a city, the city law  enforce-
 25    ment  agency, along with any other law enforcement or other governmental enti-
 26    ties, agencies or personnel which the county or the city may   require  to  be
 27    informed,  of  any riot, rebellion, escape, crime or other emergency situation
 28    occurring at inside or outside the facility.
 29        (2)  In the event of an escape by an inmate prisoner from a private prison
 30    facility to which this chapter applies, the  private  prison  contractor  must
 31    contact  the  county sheriff and, if the facility is located within the limits
 32    of a city, the city law enforcement agency, and any other  governmental  enti-
 33    ties  or  agencies  which  the county or city may require to be informed, upon
 34    receiving knowledge of the escape, but may attempt  to  apprehend  the  inmate
 35    prisoner  while  the  search  or pursuit is on the private prison contractor's
 36    private property. In the event that the escaping inmate  prisoner  flees  from
 37    the  private  prison contractor's private property, the sheriff of the county,
 38    in cooperation with city law enforcement as appropriate,  shall  organize  and
 39    have jurisdiction over the pursuit and apprehension of the inmate prisoner.
 40        (3)  A  private  prison  contractor  shall reimburse an Idaho governmental
 41    entity entities for costs incurred by the entity entities in responding to any
 42    riot, rebellion, escape, crime or other emergency situation occurring at in or
 43    on the grounds of, or otherwise in connection with, the facility. The  private
 44    prison  contractor  shall also reimburse an Idaho governmental entity entities
 45    for costs incurred by the entity entities with respect to  the  investigation,
 46    prosecution, detention or appellate litigation, without regard to whether con-
 47    viction is obtained, of an inmate prisoner charged with a crime resulting from
 48    a riot, rebellion, escape or other criminal conduct. committed within the pri-
 49    vate facility.
 50        (4)  If  a prisoner commits a criminal offense while confined in a private
 51    prison facility in this state and is convicted of or  pleads  guilty  to  that
 52    offense  and is sentenced to a term of confinement for that offense but is not
 53    sentenced to death for that offense, the prisoner shall  be  returned  to  the
                                                                        
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  1    out-of-state  jurisdiction or the out-of-state jurisdiction's private contrac-
  2    tor for confinement. The prisoner shall not begin serving the term of confine-
  3    ment imposed for the offense committed while confined in this state until such
  4    time as the prisoner is released from the custody of the  out-of-state  juris-
  5    diction.  The  private prison contractor or its agent will transport the pris-
  6    oner, or cause the prisoner to be transported, to the  out-of-state  jurisdic-
  7    tion.  If the prisoner is confined in this state in a facility operated by, or
  8    pursuant to a state contract with, the department of correction for any period
  9    of time prior to transfer back to the out-of-state jurisdiction,  the  private
 10    contractor  will  be financially responsible for reimbursing the department at
 11    the per diem cost of confinement for the duration of that incarceration.  Not-
 12    withstanding the provisions of this subsection, any sentence imposed against a
 13    prisoner  by  a court in the state of Idaho may be imposed to run concurrently
 14    with any sentence already being served by the prisoner.
                                                                        
 15        SECTION 9.  That Section 20-812, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 16    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 17        20-812.  ENFORCEMENT  --  AVAILABLE  REMEDIES  --  CIVIL  PENALTY. (1) The
 18    county prosecuting attorney shall have authority to enforce the provisions  of
 19    this chapter, and any county ordinances enacted, or written policies or proce-
 20    dures  adopted by the county with respect to the operation of a private prison
 21    facility in the county, or any contract entered into between a board of county
 22    commissioners and a private prison contractor by civil action and may seek all
 23    available civil remedies including injunction.  If  the  prosecuting  attorney
 24    prevails  in  the action, the private prison contractor shall be liable to the
 25    county for attorney's fees and costs of suit. The action shall be  brought  in
 26    the  district  court  of  the  county  in which the private prison facility is
 27    located or is proposed to be located.
 28        (2)  The city attorney shall have authority to enforce the  provisions  of
 29    this  chapter,  and  any city ordinances enacted or written policies or proce-
 30    dures adopted by the governing body of the city with respect to the  operation
 31    of  a  private  prison  facility within the city, or any contract entered into
 32    between the governing body of a city and a private prison contractor by  civil
 33    action  and he may seek all available civil remedies including injunction.  If
 34    the city attorney prevails in the action, the private prison contractor  shall
 35    be  liable  for attorney's fees and costs of suit. The action shall be brought
 36    in the district court of the county in which the private  prison  facility  is
 37    located or is proposed to be located.
 38        (3)  In  addition  to any other remedies, a private prison contractor con-
 39    structing, renovating or operating a private prison facility in this state  in
 40    violation  of  the  provisions  of  this chapter, or any ordinances enacted or
 41    written policies or procedures adopted by a county or city governing the  con-
 42    struction, renovation or operation of a private prison facility, or a contract
 43    entered  into  pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty in
 44    an amount not to exceed five  thousand  dollars  ($5,000)  for  each  separate
 45    violation or for each day of a continuing violation.
                                                                        
 46        SECTION  10.  That  Section 6-904B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 47    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 48        6-904B.  EXCEPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY. A governmental  entity  and
 49    its employees while acting within the course and scope of their employment and
 50    without  malice  or  criminal intent and without gross negligence or reckless,
 51    willful and wanton conduct as defined in section 6-904C, Idaho Code, shall not
                                                                        
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  1    be liable for any claim which:
  2        1.  Arises out of the detention of any goods or  merchandise  by  any  law
  3    enforcement officer.
  4        2.  Arises out of the cancellation or rescission, or the failure to cancel
  5    or  rescind,  any motor vehicle registration and license plates for failure of
  6    the owner to verify or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance coverage.
  7        3.  Arises out of the issuance, denial, suspension or  revocation  of,  or
  8    failure  or refusal to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke a permit, license, cer-
  9    tificate, approval, order or similar authorization.
 10        4.  Arises out of the failure to make an inspection, or the making  of  an
 11    inadequate  inspection of any property, real or personal, other than the prop-
 12    erty of the governmental entity performing the inspection.
 13        5.  Arises out of any act or omission providing or failing to provide med-
 14    ical care to a prisoner, inmate or person in the custody of any  city,  county
 15    or state jail, detention center or correctional facility.
 16        6.  Arises out of a decision of the state commission of pardons and parole
 17    or its executive director when carrying out the business of the commission.
 18        7.  Arises out of a decision, act or omission of a city, county, the Idaho
 19    board of correction or Idaho department of correction when carrying out duties
 20    and responsibilities as set forth in chapter 8, title 20, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 21        SECTION  11.  That Section 18-2507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 22    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 23        18-2507.  EXPENSE OF PROSECUTION -- HOW PAID. Whenever a person is  prose-
 24    cuted under any of the provisions of section 18-2505, Idaho Code, and whenever
 25    a prisoner in the custody of the board of correction housed in a state correc-
 26    tional  facility,  as  defined in section 18-101A, Idaho Code, shall be prose-
 27    cuted for any crime committed therein, the clerk of the district  court  shall
 28    make  out a statement of all the costs incurred by the county for the prosecu-
 29    tion of such case, and for the guarding and keeping of such prisoner, and when
 30    certified by the judge who tried the case, such statement shall be audited  by
 31    the  board  of examiners. If approved, the board of examiners shall submit the
 32    claim, with a request for an appropriation, to the legislature  at  its  first
 33    session  after  the  rendition  of such claim. If the legislature appropriates
 34    funds for such claim, the amount shall be paid by the board  of  examiners  to
 35    the  treasurer  of  the county where the trial was had. The provisions of this
 36    section shall apply to prosecution of a prisoner in the custody of  the  board
 37    of  correction  and housed in a private correctional facility unless otherwise
 38    provided for in any contract between the state of Idaho and the private prison
 39    contractor entered into pursuant to chapter 2, title 20, Idaho Code.
 40        Costs of prosecution of out-of-state all other prisoners housed in a  pri-
 41    vate  correctional  facility shall be recoverable from the private prison con-
 42    tractor, as provided in section 20-809, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 43        SECTION 12.  That Section 20-209, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 44    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 45        20-209.  CONTROL  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND INMATES
 46    PRISONERS -- RULES. (1) The state board of correction shall have the  control,
 47    direction  and  management  of such correctional facilities as may be acquired
 48    for use by the state board of correction and all property  owned  or  used  in
 49    connection  therewith, and shall provide for the care, maintenance and employ-
 50    ment of all inmates prisoners now or hereinafter committed to its custody.
 51        (2)  The state board of correction shall have the authority to enter  into
                                                                        
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  1    contracts  with  private  prison  contractors  for the site selection, design,
  2    design/building, acquisition, construction, construction  management,  mainte-
  3    nance,  leasing, leasing/purchasing, management or operation of private prison
  4    facilities or any combination of those services subject  to  the  requirements
  5    and limitations set forth in section 20-241A, Idaho Code.
  6        (3)  The  state board of correction shall have the authority to promulgate
  7    rules required by law or necessary  or  desirable  to  carry  out  all  duties
  8    assigned to the department of correction pursuant to the provisions of chapter
  9    8, title 20, Idaho Code, which authority shall include the power and duties to
 10    prescribe standards, rules and procedures for licensure of private prison con-
 11    tractors, to develop and provide, in conjunction with the department of admin-
 12    istration, a uniform contract for use by local contracting authorities in con-
 13    tracting  with  private  prison  contractors, to review records and historical
 14    information of all prisoners proposed to be housed in private  prison  facili-
 15    ties  and  to  approve  or reject the housing of all prisoners, to monitor the
 16    status of insurance of private prison contractors, to approve suitable  train-
 17    ing  programs  for  firearm certification for employees of private prison con-
 18    tractors and to approve suitable drug testing programs  for  prisoners  housed
 19    with  private  prison  contractors.  All final decisions by the board shall be
 20    subject to review pursuant to the provisions and procedures of the administra-
 21    tive procedure act, chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
 22        (4)  The state board of correction is authorized to  provide  medical  and
 23    counseling  services  to  those inmates prisoners who have been exposed to the
 24    HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) which causes acquired immunodeficiency syn-
 25    drome (AIDS)  or  who  have  been  diagnosed  as  having  contracted  a  human
 26    immunodeficiency viral disease.
 27        (45)  The  state board of correction should provide educational and infor-
 28    mational services to inmates prisoners housed in Idaho and to  its  department
 29    employees  in order to assure that the transmission of HIV within correctional
 30    facilities is diminished.
                                                                        
 31        SECTION 13.  That Section 20-212, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 32    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 33        20-212.  RULES  --  AUTHORITY  OF BOARD. (1) The state board of correction
 34    shall make all necessary rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter not
 35    inconsistent with express statutes or the state constitution and to carry  out
 36    those  duties  assigned to the department of correction pursuant to the provi-
 37    sions of chapter 8, title 20, Idaho Code. The board shall  fix  the  time  and
 38    place  of meetings, the order of business, the form of records to be kept, the
 39    reports to be made, and all other rules necessary to the efficient  management
 40    and  control  of  the state penitentiary and all properties used in connection
 41    therewith. All rules of the board shall be subject to review of  the  legisla-
 42    ture  pursuant  to  sections  67-454,  67-5291 and 67-5292, Idaho Code, but no
 43    other provisions of chapter 52, title 67,  Idaho  Code,  shall  apply  to  the
 44    board, except as otherwise specifically provided by statute. When making rules
 45    required  by  this section, the board or the department shall submit the rules
 46    to the office of the state administrative rules coordinator, in a format suit-
 47    able to the office of the state administrative rules coordinator  as  provided
 48    in  section 67-5202, Idaho Code, and the board or department shall pay all the
 49    fees provided in section 67-5205, Idaho Code. The office of the state adminis-
 50    trative rules coordinator  is  authorized  and  shall  publish  the  board  or
 51    department's  rules in the administrative bulletin. Additionally, whenever the
 52    board or department desires to amend, modify or repeal any of  its  rules,  it
 53    shall  follow the procedure provided in this section. All rules, or the amend-
                                                                        
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  1    ment or repeal of rules shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date  of
  2    publication  by  the  office  of  the administrative rules coordinator. If the
  3    board determines that the rules need to be effective at a  sooner  date,  they
  4    shall  issue a proclamation indicating that the public health, safety and wel-
  5    fare is in jeopardy and, if the governor agrees, the rules shall be  effective
  6    upon the governor signing the proclamation.
  7        (2)  "Rule" as used in this section means the whole or a part of the board
  8    of correction or department of correction's statement of general applicability
  9    that  has  been  promulgated in compliance with the provisions of this section
 10    and that implements, interprets or prescribes:
 11        (a)  Law or policy; or
 12        (b)  The procedure or practice requirements of the  board  or  department.
 13        The  term  includes  the  amendment,  repeal, or suspension of an existing
 14        rule, but does not include:
 15             (i)   Statements concerning only the internal management or  internal
 16             personnel  policies  of an agency and not affecting private rights of
 17             the public or procedures available to the public; or
 18             (ii)  Declaratory rulings issued pursuant to statute or  the  board's
 19             rules; or
 20             (iii) Intra-department memoranda; or
 21             (iv)  Any  written statements given by the department or board  which
 22             pertain to an interpretation of a rule or  to  the  documentation  of
 23             compliance with a rule.
 24        (3)  At  the  same  time that the proclamation of rulemaking is filed with
 25    the coordinator, the board or department shall provide the same notice, accom-
 26    panied by the full text of the rule under consideration in legislative format,
 27    as well as a statement of the substance of the intended action, to the  direc-
 28    tor  of legislative services. If the rulemaking is based upon a requirement of
 29    federal law or regulation, a copy of that specific federal law  or  regulation
 30    shall  accompany  the  submission to the director of legislative services. The
 31    director of legislative services shall analyze and refer  the  material  under
 32    consideration  to  the  germane  joint subcommittee created in section 67-454,
 33    Idaho Code.
 34        (4)  The board or department shall prepare  and  deliver  to  the  germane
 35    joint  subcommittee  a  statement of economic impact with respect to a rule if
 36    the germane joint subcommittee files a  written  request  with  the  board  or
 37    department  for such a statement. The statement shall contain an evaluation of
 38    the costs and benefits of the rule, including any health, safety,  or  welfare
 39    costs  and benefits. The adequacy of the contents of the statement of economic
 40    impact is not subject to judicial review.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 10964
                                
This legislation provides Idaho supervision and licensing of
private prisons should they choose to build in Idaho.
This legislation includes (1) cost recovery in the event of
prosecutions in Idaho for out of state prisoners; (2) cost recovery
in the event of the local delivery of health care; (3) insures
adequate funding to reimburse Idaho and its political subdivisions
for prison location and service delivery: (4) provides notification
of local police authorities when transporting prisoners throughout
their jurisdiction; (5) ensures employment of qualified personnel
for the safekeeping of prisoners and delivery of professional
services; (6) creates liability to State of Idaho and its political
subdivisions for costs that it may incur as a result of breach in
the delivery of such services; (7) determines the type of prisoner
that may be housed in Idaho; and (8) provides sentencing methods of
such prisoners that commit crimes while in Idaho.

The legislation does not apply to juvenile correctional facilities
or drug treatment facilities.
     


                    FISCAL IMPACT
                                
It is projected that the fiscal impact will be the cost of rule
promulgation.  It is anticipated that such cost will be in an
estimated amount of $50,000.

Other unliquidated fiscal impacts will only occur in the event that
other private prisons are built.  If such are built, then
additional costs associated with licensing, inspection, and
enforcement may be incurred.

Contact:
Name: Senator Bart M. Davis
Phone: (208) 332-1339
       Representative Tom Moss 
       (208) 332-1231




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