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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2619: Postsecondary education

Providing postsecondary education to enhance education opportunities and public safety.

Summary

  • Permits the Department of Corrections (DOC) to implement postsecondary education degree programs (postsecondary education) at state correctional institutions within existing resources.
  • Requires the DOC to determine priority criteria for selecting inmates to participate in postsecondary education.
  • Requires inmates not meeting the DOC's priority criteria for postsecondary education to pay for program costs themselves if they elect to participate.
  • Prohibits inmates sentenced to life without the possibility of release from participating in postsecondary education offered by the DOC or its contracted providers.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2619), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 16, 2016
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Haler (R-8)
Introduced
January 18, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6260
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing postsecondary education to enhance education opportunities and public safety;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Haler (R-8)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Eric Pettigrew D-37Brad Klippert R-8Chris Reykdal D-22Hans Zeiger R-25Noel Frame D-36Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 16, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2619
84 Yea 13 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49100
Republican351201
How each member voted

Yea (84)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  8. APP - Majority; do pass.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Referred to Appropriations.
  12. HE - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2619 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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