Amendments to House Bill No. 2

Committee Study Bill Copy

Requested by Representative Emma Kerr-Carpenter

For the House Appropriations Committee

Prepared by Marci Lewandowski

March 10, 2021 (1:55pm)

1. Page D-5, line 4 through line 5: .

Strike: "If, through the Legislative Audit Division process for establishing performance audits, a performance audit for the Department of Corrections is prioritized, the Legislative Audit Division shall contract with an educational organization that has developed audit tools that measure correctional programs content and capacity and that works with the Department of Corrections."

Insert: "If, through the Legislative Audit Division process for establishing performance audits, a performance audit for Department of Corrections evidence-based programs is prioritized, the Legislative Audit Division shall contract with an educational organization that has appropriate subject matter expertise to provide specialist services as part of the audit."

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Explanation - This language adds the phrase of "evidence-based programs" and clarifies the language to include the phrase "appropriate subject matter expertise to provide specialist services as part of the audit." This language removes the phrase "developed audit tools that measure correctional programs content and capacity and that works with the Department of Corrections." This language applies to the Department of Corrections.