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Effective July 1, 2009
SB 292+ 1 & HB 1132
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington, Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
www.in.gov/legislative
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6525 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 23, 2009
BILL NUMBER: SB 292 BILL AMENDED: Feb 23, 2009
SUBJECT: Police Powers of Correctional Police Officers.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Steele BILL STATUS: 2nd Reading - 1st House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: X GENERAL IMPACT: State
X DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) This bill has the following provisions:
A. Permissive Powers – It authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Correction (DOC) to
appoint certain individuals as correctional police officers.
B. Training Course – Correctional police officers would complete a pre-basic training course approved
by the Law Enforcement Training Board and any other training course established by the DOC in
conjunction with the Law Enforcement Training Board.
C. It grants correctional police officers police powers, but only: (1) in connection with offenses
committed on the property of the Department of Correction; (2) in connection with an offense
involving an offender who is committed to the department; (3) in connection with an offense
committed in the presence of an officer; or (4) while assisting another law enforcement officer who
has requested the assistance of the correctional police officer.
D. Correctional Peace Officer's Fund – It establishes the Correctional Peace Officer's Fund to provide
monetary assistance, including tuition assistance, to a correctional employee or to a member of the
family of a correctional employee. It specifies that the fund consists of: (1) grants; (2) donations; (3)
employee contributions; and (4) appropriations made to the fund, and that monetary assistance may
be paid from the fund to a correctional employee or to a member of the family of a correctional
employee if the employee or employee's family member attends a postsecondary educational
institution, the employee suffers a loss as the result of a natural disaster, or the employee is killed
or injured in the line of duty.
(The introduced version of this bill was prepared for the Sentencing Policy Study Committee.)
SB 292+ 2
Effective Date: July 1, 2009.
Explanation of State Expenditures: This bill should have a minimal cost impact to the Department of
Correction and to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). DOC plans at some point to have two
correctional officers at each facility with these added powers.
Background– ILEA provides a 40-hour pre-service training program taught on-line and a course on Miranda
rights that runs for one to two weeks. ILEA is currently developing DOC's curriculum to apply to the
situations associated with policing powers in a correctional setting. ILEA instructors could provide the
training at the Correctional Training Institute in New Castle or deliver it through a simulcast to selected
correctional officers in the field. DOC anticipates officers arranging this training around their work schedule
to minimize overtime. DOC anticipates that this course would occur once a year at most.
Explanation of State Revenues: (Revised) Correctional Peace Officer's Fund – This is a new dedicated fund
that would assist correctional employees and their families if an employee is killed in the line of duty, if the
employee suffers a loss as the result of a natural disaster, or if the correctional employee or a family member
attend a postsecondary educational institution. The source of revenue for this fund includes grants, donations,
employee contributions, and appropriations. While money is continually appropriated to carry out the
purpose of this fund, this bill does not appropriate a specific amount. The State Treasurer would invest the
money deposited in the fund.
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: DOC; ILEA. State Treasurer
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: Tim Brown, DOC; Rusty Goodpaster, ILEA.
Fiscal Analyst: Mark Goodpaster, 317-232-9852.
SB 292+ 1 & HB 1132
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
200 W. Washington, Suite 301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-0696
www.in.gov/legislative
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6525 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 23, 2009
BILL NUMBER: SB 292 BILL AMENDED: Feb 23, 2009
SUBJECT: Police Powers of Correctional Police Officers.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Steele BILL STATUS: 2nd Reading - 1st House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: X GENERAL IMPACT: State
X DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) This bill has the following provisions:
A. Permissive Powers – It authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Correction (DOC) to
appoint certain individuals as correctional police officers.
B. Training Course – Correctional police officers would complete a pre-basic training course approved
by the Law Enforcement Training Board and any other training course established by the DOC in
conjunction with the Law Enforcement Training Board.
C. It grants correctional police officers police powers, but only: (1) in connection with offenses
committed on the property of the Department of Correction; (2) in connection with an offense
involving an offender who is committed to the department; (3) in connection with an offense
committed in the presence of an officer; or (4) while assisting another law enforcement officer who
has requested the assistance of the correctional police officer.
D. Correctional Peace Officer's Fund – It establishes the Correctional Peace Officer's Fund to provide
monetary assistance, including tuition assistance, to a correctional employee or to a member of the
family of a correctional employee. It specifies that the fund consists of: (1) grants; (2) donations; (3)
employee contributions; and (4) appropriations made to the fund, and that monetary assistance may
be paid from the fund to a correctional employee or to a member of the family of a correctional
employee if the employee or employee's family member attends a postsecondary educational
institution, the employee suffers a loss as the result of a natural disaster, or the employee is killed
or injured in the line of duty.
(The introduced version of this bill was prepared for the Sentencing Policy Study Committee.)
SB 292+ 2
Effective Date: July 1, 2009.
Explanation of State Expenditures: This bill should have a minimal cost impact to the Department of
Correction and to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). DOC plans at some point to have two
correctional officers at each facility with these added powers.
Background– ILEA provides a 40-hour pre-service training program taught on-line and a course on Miranda
rights that runs for one to two weeks. ILEA is currently developing DOC's curriculum to apply to the
situations associated with policing powers in a correctional setting. ILEA instructors could provide the
training at the Correctional Training Institute in New Castle or deliver it through a simulcast to selected
correctional officers in the field. DOC anticipates officers arranging this training around their work schedule
to minimize overtime. DOC anticipates that this course would occur once a year at most.
Explanation of State Revenues: (Revised) Correctional Peace Officer's Fund – This is a new dedicated fund
that would assist correctional employees and their families if an employee is killed in the line of duty, if the
employee suffers a loss as the result of a natural disaster, or if the correctional employee or a family member
attend a postsecondary educational institution. The source of revenue for this fund includes grants, donations,
employee contributions, and appropriations. While money is continually appropriated to carry out the
purpose of this fund, this bill does not appropriate a specific amount. The State Treasurer would invest the
money deposited in the fund.
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: DOC; ILEA. State Treasurer
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources: Tim Brown, DOC; Rusty Goodpaster, ILEA.
Fiscal Analyst: Mark Goodpaster, 317-232-9852.