As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Average daily population” means the average daily number of individuals on parole or felony probation in the region during the applicable fiscal year.

Terms Used In Utah Code 64-13g-101

  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • Eligible employment: means an occupation, or combined occupations, that:
(a) consist of at least 130 hours in a 30-day period; and
(b) are verified via paystubs, employment letters, contracts, or other reliable methods, as determined by the department. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Office: means the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Program: means the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program, created in Section 64-13g-102. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • Region: means one of the geographic regions into which the Department of Corrections has divided the state for purposes of supervising adult probation and parole. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • Restricted account: means the Employment Incentive Restricted Account created in Section 64-13g-103. See Utah Code 64-13g-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  “Baseline parole employment rate” means the average of the parole employment rates for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    (3)  “Baseline probation employment rate” means the average of the probation employment rates for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    (4)  “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

    (5)  “Eligible employment” means an occupation, or combined occupations, that:

    (a)  consist of at least 130 hours in a 30-day period; and

    (b)  are verified via paystubs, employment letters, contracts, or other reliable methods, as determined by the department.

    (6)  “Evidence-based” means a supervision policy, procedure, program, or practice demonstrated by scientific research to reduce recidivism of individuals on parole or felony probation.

    (7)  “Marginal cost of incarceration” means the total costs of incarceration, per inmate, that fluctuate based on inmate population.

    (8)  “Office” means the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget.

    (9)  “Parole employment rate” means the percentage of individuals on parole who held eligible employment for at least nine months in a one-year period, if at least a portion of the nine-months was during the preceding fiscal year.

    (10)  “Probation employment rate” means the percentage of individuals on felony probation who held eligible employment for at least nine months in a one-year period, if at least a portion of the nine-months was during the preceding fiscal year.

    (11)  “Program” means the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program, created in Section 64-13g-102.

    (12)  “Region” means one of the geographic regions into which the Department of Corrections has divided the state for purposes of supervising adult probation and parole.

    (13)  “Restricted account” means the Employment Incentive Restricted Account created in Section 64-13g-103.

    Enacted by Chapter 393, 2022 General Session

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