SB 188 – Requires the Department of Corrections to increase the number of prisoners who earn GEDs and provide certain job- related training programs

• Sponsor: Curls
• LR Number: 0889S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 1/29/2015 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S221
• Effective Date: August 28, 2015

Current Bill Summary

SB 188 - This act requires the Department of Corrections to enhance educational programs offered by the department to increase the number of offenders who earn GEDs, provide job and life skills training, work with schools and employers to offer a variety of training programs that provide occupational certification or licensure, and ensure offenders transitioning from incarceration have a copy of any certification or license they earned.

MEGHAN LUECKE