No. SB 1300
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Education and Workforce Development for Current and Former Inmates; Authorizing the Department of Transportation to expend certain funds for all workforce development programs, rather than only construction workforce development programs; authorizing the department to use workforce development funds for certain certification and training opportunities; authorizing employers to apply to the Department of Financial Services for reimbursement of the cost of certain workers’ compensation and automobile liability premiums, subject to appropriation; providing requirements and restrictions for reimbursement, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Transportation may now use workforce development funds for all transportation programs, not just construction, and must train inmates for commercial driver licenses.
Employers with 100 or fewer employees may apply for up to $5,000 per former inmate to offset workers' compensation and auto liability insurance premiums.
Inmates with two or fewer years remaining on their sentence may drive state-owned vehicles if they complete a commercial driver license training program.
The Correctional Education Program must report on inmate employment outcomes and may establish a prison entrepreneurship program.
AIAllows the Department of Transportation to use workforce development funds for all transportation sectors, not just construction, and to fund private educational providers.
AIRequires the Department of Transportation to create commercial driver license training for nonviolent inmates with imminent release or two years or less remaining on their sentence.
AICreates a new program allowing small employers to apply for reimbursement of workers' compensation and auto liability premiums for hiring former inmates with less than two years of driving experience.
AIAllows inmates who are participants or graduates of career and technical education or CDL training programs to drive state-owned vehicles on designated property.