STATEMENT TO

[Third Reprint]

SENATE, No. 855

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Assemblywoman ALLEN and Assemblyman DeSOPO)

ADOPTED: MAY 8, 1997

      This bill requires persons convicted of certain violent crimes to serve at least 85% of the term of incarceration. These amendments make technical corrections to clarify the language in section 2, subsection a. of the bill.