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HB 1201: Education for Prisoners

GENERAL BILL by Ahern ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards-Walpole ; Pritchett

Education for Prisoners; Authorizes DOC to contract with certain entities to provide education services for Correctional Education Program; authorizes each county to contract with certain entities to provide education services for county inmates; authorizes use of state funds for operation of postsecondary workforce programs for education of certain state inmates.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/27/2018 - Chapter No. 2018-104
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Date Chamber Action
1/4/2018 House • Filed
1/7/2018 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Education Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 106
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 106
1/22/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/24/18, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/24/2018 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 441
1/25/2018 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 441
2/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/07/18, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
2/7/2018 House • Favorable by Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 551
2/8/2018 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 551
2/13/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/15/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/15/2018 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 607
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 607
2/22/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 721
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 759
• Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 759
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 572
3/2/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 572
3/8/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 914
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 914
• Substituted for CS/SB 1318 -SJ 914
• Read 2nd time -SJ 914
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1018
• Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1018
3/9/2018 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1211
3/21/2018 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/23/2018 • Approved by Governor
3/27/2018 • Chapter No. 2018-104