Indiana Senate Bill 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
Pending: Senate Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes at each department of correction (DOC) correctional facility an independent disciplinary hearing board consisting of three members appointed by the governor. Requires the governor to appoint an independent hearing officer at each DOC correctional facility. Provides that a confined offender charged with misconduct may select two (rather than just one) lay advocates to represent the offender in a disciplinary hearing. Amends various provisions relating to the ability of a confined offender to confront and cross-examine witnesses and receive evidence at a disciplinary hearing.

Department of correction disciplinary hearings.

Sen. Greg Taylor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters
2010-01-11		Authored by Senator Taylor

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0227
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0227.1.html