designee are added for consistency with subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this
section.

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the defined term "center" is substituted
for the former reference to a "facility" for consistency within this subtitle.

In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the reference to the "county" or
"counties" operating the center is substituted for the former reference to
the "jurisdiction" operating the center because a regional center can be
operated by more than one county.

In subsection (a)(3) of this section, the reference to the "form" signed by the
director or the director's designee is added for consistency with § 3-305(b)
of this article, which establishes a similar requirement for inmates in the
prerelease unit for women.

The Correctional Services Article Review Committee notes, for
consideration by the General Assembly, that subsection (a)(5) of this
section is one of many provisions in this article that relates to inmates who
escape while legitimately outside the confines of a correctional facility
(e.g., while on work release, home detention, pretrial release, weekend
leave, compassionate leave, family leave, etc.). For a discussion of the
Committee's perspective on these provisions, see § 3-305(c) of this article
and accompanying Revisor's Note.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the former requirement that an
inmate's earnings be "surrendered to" the center director is deleted as
included in the requirement that the center director "collect" the inmate's
earnings.

In subsection (b)(1) and (2) of this section, the former reference to the
"authorized" designee of the director is deleted as implicit in the reference
to "designee".

In subsection (b)(3)(iii) of this section, the reference to an amount "not
otherwise deducted" is added to state expressly that which was only
implied in the former law, i.e., the center director or director's designee
may deduct money from the earnings of an inmate for the support of
dependents only if the money is not deducted from the inmate's earnings
through some other means.

The Correctional Services Article Review Committee notes, for
consideration by the General Assembly, that subsection (b) of this section
sets forth rules governing the disposition of an inmate's earnings. The
Committee further notes that there are significant inconsistencies
throughout this article in provisions governing the disposition of an
inmate's earnings in different contexts. See, e.g., §§ 3-804, 3-807(e)(l),
9-504(d), 9-512(b), 11-407(b), 11-604, 11-703(d)(4), 11-704(d), 11-705(i),
11-706(b)(5), 11-708(b)(7), 11-711(g), 11-712(c)(5), 11-714(c)(4), 11-715(e),
11-716(g), 11-717(e), 11-718(e), 11-719(b), 11-722(b), 11-724(g), and
11-725(b) of this article. The General Assembly may wish to examine all of