Brief ⁽¹⁾

SB 472 amends KSA 75-5217 to provide as a penalty for violations of postrelease supervision that result from a misdemeanor conviction, a confinement of not more than the remaining balance of the period of postrelease supervision as determined by the Kansas Parole Board. The bill is effective upon publication in the Kansas Register.

Background

SB 472 was supported by the Kansas Parole Board. The bill would allow for a more equitable penalty for violations of postrelease supervision. The Sentencing Commission reviewed this issue at its meeting on December 28, 1999, and endorsed the proposal of allowing the Kansas Parole Board to determine the punishment for a violation of postrelease for a misdemeanor conviction.

Current law provides that if a revocation of an offender's postrelease supervision results from either a new felony or misdemeanor conviction, the offender will be returned to prison for the remaining period of postrelease supervision which is not subject to good time credits. If the revocation results from a violation of a condition and not a new conviction for either a felony or misdemeanor, the penalty is six months which is subject to good time reduction by not more than three months.

The fiscal note was not available.

1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/bill_search.html