BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6576: Prison to postsecondary ed.

Creating prison to postsecondary education pathways.

Summary

Expands the authority of the Department of Corrections (DOC) to implement postsecondary degree and certificate programs at state correctional institutions.
Alters DOC's educational goals for incarcerated persons to include special education services and postsecondary degrees and certificates.
Requires DOC to establish a process for identifying and providing accommodations to incarcerated persons with learning disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and cognitive impairments.
Requires DOC to provide free unofficial transcripts to incarcerated persons who participated in postsecondary education programs upon release a transfer to another facility, or completion a postsecondary education program.
Requires DOC to consider an incarcerated person's educational programming when considering transfers to other facilities and when releasing a person to their county of origin.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6576), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating prison to postsecondary education pathways;

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

Jan 23, 2020First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

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

SB 6576 (2017–18) State routes in cities · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6576 (2015–16) Railroad contingency plans · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6576 (2013–14) Oil spills · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6576 (2011–12) School districts/records · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6576 (2009–10) Dues & fees B&O tx deduction · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6576 (2007–08) Electronic traffic flagging · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6576 (2005–06) Sex offender information · Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2006
SB 6576 (2003–04) Collective bargaining/edu · Did not pass · died in committee