2011 MO H.B. _______________ Missouri 96th General Assembly -- First Regular Session House Bill ______________

First Regular Session House Bill No. __________________ 96th General Assembly

Introduced by Representatives: To be determined

Version: 1 Synopsis: An Act To revise section 558.019, RSMo., and to enact in lieu thereof revised sections in 558.019, RSMo. And 556.061, RSMo.

Notice: [A>UPPEERCASE TEXT WITHIN THESE SYMBOLS IS ADDED Text within these symbols is deletedFIFTY TOONE EXCEPTION TO THIS SECTION IS IF THE OFFENDER HAS NO PREVIOUS PRISON COMMITMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ANY FELONY OFFENSE AND IS A FIRST TIME DANGEROUS FELONY OFFENDER, THEN, THE MINIMUM PRISON TERM THE OFFENDER MUST SERVE SHALL BE AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF HIS/HER SENTENCE OR UNTIL THE OFFENDER ATTAINS THE AGE OF SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE, AND HAS SERVED AT LEAST FORTY PERCENT OF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. (a) HOWEVER, IF THE OFFENDER HAS PRIOR COMMITMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND IS A FIRST TIME DANGEROUS FELONY OFFENDER AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 556.061 RSMo; BEFORE, BUT NO LATER THAN COMPLETION OF 60%OF THE SENTENCE THE MISSOURI BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE SHALL REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE OFFENDERS FILE, AND UPON THE SHOWING

OF THE OFFENDERS GOOD CONDUCT AND CONTINUED GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TOWARD REHABILITATION, THE BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE SHALL GRANT PAROLE TO SAID OFFENDER UPON COMPLETION OF 66% OF SAID SENTENCE. IFItTHE COMMISSION The commission shall publish and distribute recommendations on or before July 1, 2004. The commission shall study the implementation and use of the recommendations until July 1, 2005, and return a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president pro tern of the senate. Following the July 1, 2005, report,