Legislation Inside Advisory Council

The bill creates the legislation inside advisory council (council) to identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting people who are incarcerated and to formally advise and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding those issues, interests, and needs.

The bill:

• Requires the council, in conjunction with the director of the legislative council, to use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate a nonprofit organization to assist the council;
• Establishes membership requirements of the council;
• Outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements;
• Requires the council to report during the department of corrections' annual "SMART Act" presentation to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, beginning in January of 2027; and
• Creates an advisory review committee, consisting of 5 voting legislative members and 5 nonvoting council members to meet no more than 3 times during the interim and recommend no more than 3 bills during each interim.
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)