BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5203: Inmate apprenticeship prog.

Creating an apprenticeship program for inmates.

Summary

Requires the secretary of the Department of Corrections to annually award a nongovernmental agency $100,000 to establish an apprenticeship opportunity pilot program at the Monroe Correctional Complex.
Requires the nongovernmental agency partner to provide former inmates with the requisite tools and other support services to increase the likelihood of completing their apprenticeships, and track certain information regarding the participating inmate for two years after release.
Expires the act January 1, 2024.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5203), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing opportunities for apprenticeships for inmates;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 7, 2019Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 5, 2019And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 5, 2019HSRR - Majority; do pass.
Jan 16, 2019First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

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

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SB 5203 (2021–22) Generic prescription drugs · Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2021
SB 5203 (2017–18) Transit infract./youth court · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5203 (2015–16) Job order contracting · Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2015
SB 5203 (2013–14) Animal cruelty prevention · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5203 (2011–12) Sex offender registration · Enacted · Chapter 337, Laws of 2011
SB 5203 (2009–10) Autism disorders insurance · Did not pass · died in committee