As Introduced

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

H. B. No. 447

Representative Williams, S. 

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A BILL

To enact section 2301.511 of the Revised Code to

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require a county that does not have a

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community-based correctional facility or a

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district community-based correctional facility

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available for the use of that county's courts to

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formulate a proposal for such a facility.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 2301.511 of the Revised Code be	7
enacted to read as follows:	8

Sec. 2301.511. Any county that has not formulated a proposal	9
for a community-based correctional facility or has not	10
participated with adjoining counties to formulate a proposal for a	11
district community-based correctional facility as provided in	12
sections 2301.51 to 2301.58 of the Revised Code shall do one of	13
the following:	14

(A) Formulate a proposal for a community-based correctional	15
facility as described in sections 2301.51 to 2301.58 of the	16
Revised Code.	17

(B) By agreement with adjoining counties, either formulate a	18
proposal for a district community-based correctional facility or	19
contract, with the approval of the division of parole and	20
community services pursuant to section 5120.10 of the Revised	21
Code, with those adjoining counties for inclusion in an existing	22
community-based correctional facility proposal.	23