No. CS/CS/HB 325
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Education and Workforce Development for Inmates; Authorizes DOT to expend certain funds for all workforce development programs, rather than only construction workforce development programs; authorizes department to provide grants to private educational providers to use for certain certification & training opportunities; requires certification & training opportunities to include training for specified commercial driver licenses to certain inmates; provides eligibility; authorizes department to use workforce development funds for certain certification & training opportunities; requires Correctional Education Program under DOC to annually submit report to Secretary of Corrections with specified information; authorizes Correctional Education Program to implement career & technical education program in which certain inmates can earn specified commercial driver licenses; provides eligibility; authorizes inmate to be transported in or to operate state-owned vehicle under certain circumstances; requires certified correctional officer to be present during such transport or operation.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Transportation may now spend up to $5 million annually on grants to private educational providers, not just state colleges and school districts, for transportation workforce development.
Inmates convicted of nonviolent crimes with two years or less remaining on their sentence may enroll in commercial driver license training programs.
Inmates enrolled in or who have completed a commercial driver license program may operate state-owned vehicles under specific conditions.
The Department of Corrections must report annually on the number of inmates who completed career and technical education training and were employed within six months of release.
AIAllows the Department of Transportation to use State Transportation Trust Fund money to pay private educational providers, not just state colleges and school districts, for transportation training.
AIRequires the Department of Transportation to offer Class A and Class B commercial driver license training to nonviolent inmates with two years or less remaining on their sentence.
AIAllows inmates enrolled in or who have completed a CDL program to drive state-owned vehicles for training purposes, provided a certified correctional officer is present.
AICreates an exception to the general ban on inmates driving state-owned vehicles, allowing licensed and trained inmates to operate them on designated state property for CDL training.
AIRequires the Correctional Education Program to report annually on the number of inmates completing CTE training, their credentials, and their employment status six months after release.
AIRequires inmates to demonstrate English proficiency to enroll in Class A or Class B commercial driver license training programs.