PRINTER'S NO. 3464
No. 2580 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, CALTAGIRONE, GEIST, STURLA, COY, HALUSKA, CARN, BROWNE, HERSHEY, ROBERTS, DeLUCA, MELIO, HORSEY, WAUGH, SURRA, YOUNGBLOOD, STEELMAN, LUCYK, ROONEY, JOSEPHS, McGEEHAN, MERRY AND RAMOS, MAY 1, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 1996
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1391, No.215), 2 entitled "An act providing for motivational boot camps for 3 certain youthful offenders; and providing for selection of 4 participants," further providing for definitions. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of December 19, 1990 8 (P.L.1391, No.215), known as the Motivational Boot Camp Act, is 9 amended to read: 10 Section 3. Definitions. 11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall 12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the 13 context clearly indicates otherwise: 14 "Commission." The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. 15 "Department." The Department of Corrections of the 16 Commonwealth. 17 "Eligible inmate." A person sentenced to a term of 18 confinement under the jurisdiction of the Department of
1 Corrections who is serving a term of confinement, the minimum of 2 which is not more than two years and the maximum of which is 3 five years or less[, and who]; has not reached 35 years of age 4 at the time he is approved for participation in the motivational 5 boot camp program[.]; and was sentenced under Level 2 or 3 of 6 the Standard Range Chart of the Sentencing Guidelines, 204 Pa. 7 Code §§ 303.1 et seq (relating to sentencing guidelines). The 8 term shall include parole violators. The term shall not include 9 any inmate serving a sentence for any violation of one or more 10 of the following provisions: 11 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501 (relating to criminal homicide). 12 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping). 13 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape). 14 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual 15 intercourse). 16 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to 17 robbery). 18 "Motivational boot camp." A program in which eligible 19 inmates participate [for a period of six months] for not more 20 than the last two years of their sentence in a humane program 21 for motivational boot camp programs which shall provide for 22 rigorous physical activity, intensive regimentation and 23 discipline, work on public projects, substance abuse treatment 24 services licensed by the Department of Health, ventilation 25 therapy, continuing education, vocational training and 26 prerelease counseling. 27 "Secretary." The Secretary of Corrections of the 28 Commonwealth. 29 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D10L61JS/19960H2580B3464 - 2 -