Bill Text: AZ HB2298 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Auditor general; private prison monitoring

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Referred to House MAPS Committee [HB2298 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2011-HB2298-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: auditor general; private prison monitoring

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

HB 2298

 

Introduced by

Representatives Campbell: Tovar

 

 

AN ACT

 

providing for a special audit by the auditor general of the state department of corrections.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Auditor general review of private prison monitoring; definition

A.  Pursuant to section 41‑1279.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, the auditor general shall perform a special audit to examine and evaluate how the state department of corrections is monitoring private prison facilities.  The special audit shall, at a minimum, include the following areas:

1.  Security.

2.  Inmate management and control.

3.  Inmate programs and services.

4.  Facility safety and sanitation.

5.  Administration.

6.  Food service.

7.  Personnel practices and training.

8.  Inmate health services.

9.  Inmate discipline.

B.  On or before December 31, 2011, the auditor general shall submit its report of the special audit, including specific recommendations to improve the state department of corrections monitoring of private prisons, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the governor.

C.  For the purposes of this section, "private prison facilities" includes any private prison that operates in this state pursuant to section 41‑1609 or 41‑1682, Arizona Revised Statutes.