Amendment #55 to H3944

Allowing for pretrial offenders to be eligible for services at Offices of Community Corrections

Mrs. Campbell of Methuen moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION XX. Section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 definitions:- ''Pretrial services plan'', a written proposal submitted to the executive director of the office of community corrections for approval and funding as a pretrial services program.

“Pretrial services program”, any program that is operated by a state, local or private service agency, that the office of community corrections has deemed appropriate for an individual awaiting trial.

SECTION XX. Section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “of”, in line 3, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION XX. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “developing”, in line 5, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION XX. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “corrections”, in line 9, the following words:- “and pretrial services.”.

SECTION XX. Said chapter 211F is hereby amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:- Section 3A. (a) Participation in a pretrial services program may be ordered by the court, in lieu of bail, or as a condition of release consistent with sections 57, 58 and 58A of chapter 276. The court may dictate the duration and conditions of the pretrial services program.

(b) The probation department may utilize pretrial services programs for pretrial

supervision consistent with sections 87 and 87A of said chapter 276.

(c) An individual held in jail may be released to probation to enter a pretrial services program upon the agreement of the sheriff who has the custody of the individual and the commissioner of probation.

SECTION XX. Section 4 of said chapter 211F, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “plans” , in line 3, the following:- “and pretrial services plans.

SECTION XX. Section 5 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commitments”, in line 10, the following words:- , reducing pretrial  detention, and increasing the court appearance rate.