Bill Text - HB1113 (2016)

Requiring a performance audit of the sex offender treatment program in the department of corrections.


Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight

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HB 1113 - AS INTRODUCED

 

2016 SESSION

\t16-2109

\t04/09

 

HOUSE BILL\t1113

 

AN ACT\trequiring a performance audit of the sex offender treatment program in the department of corrections.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Verschueren, Straf. 13; Rep. C. Chase, Ches. 8; Rep. Cilley, Straf. 4; Rep. Frazer, Merr. 13; Rep. Gardner, Straf. 15; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

 

COMMITTEE:\tCriminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill requires the audit division of the legislative budget assistant to conduct a performance audit of the sex offender treatment program in the department of corrections.  

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

\t16-2109

\t04/09

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trequiring a performance audit of the sex offender treatment program in the department of corrections.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t1  Performance Audit of the Sex Offender Treatment Program in the Department of Corrections.

\t\tI.  In addition to any other performance audit requirements, the audit division of the legislative budget assistant shall complete a performance audit of the sex offender treatment program in the department of corrections.  The audit and the resulting report shall be completed and submitted as provided in paragraph II not later than 9 months after the effective date of this section and shall include assessments of:

\t\t\t(a)  The size, reasons for, fiscal impact, and human impact of the backlog of prisoners currently waiting to take the sex offender treatment program and during the last 5 years.

\t\t\t(b)  The qualifications of the personnel who offer this program and the degree to which the assigned staff possesses those qualifications.

\t\t\t(c)  The program's compliance with best staffing levels, caseloads, policies, and protocols for the treatment of sexual offenders.

\t\t\t(d)  The adequacy of program monitoring, including review by peers, professional associations, and accrediting agencies.

\t\t\t(e)  The sex offender treatment program benchmarks, outcome expectations, and complaint resolution procedures.

\t\t\t(f)  An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the sex offender treatment program, along with recommendations to improve it.

\t\t\t(g)  Other data about the effectiveness of the program.

\t\tII.  The legislative budget assistant shall submit the final report of the performance audit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the joint legislative performance audit and oversight committee, and the fiscal committee of the general court.

\t2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.