This legislation includes recommendations approved by the Sheriff’s Commission (final report filed as S.1865 during the 2013-2014 legislative session). This bill exempts the Sheriffs from the prohibition on providing meals to employees by allowing collective bargaining on this issue. The bill also establishes a Corrections Advisory Board with the aim of improving coordination across the criminal justice system and establishing best practices in all aspects of corrections operations. Additionally, the bill provides for a Human Resource Development assessment of current Sheriffs’ Office’s policies and practices, updates the civil process operations, moves deputy sheriffs to Group 4 and provides injured line of duty benefits as well. These recommended advancements will allow our Sheriff Office’s to increase employment and retain the workforce, allowing our Sheriff’s to better protect the communities we live in.