HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 1338
As Reported by House Committee On:
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Title: An act relating to education and vocational programs in state correctional institutions.
Brief Description: Concerning education and vocational programs in state correctional institutions.
Sponsors: Representatives Reeves, Waters, Walen, Senn, Simmons, Kloba, Reed, Lekanoff, Gregerson, Doglio, Tharinger, Springer, Fosse, Davis and Orwall.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Postsecondary Education & Workforce: 1/25/23, 2/17/23 [DPS], 1/26/24 [DP3S].
Appropriations: 2/23/23, 2/24/23 [DP2S(w/o sub PEW)].
Brief Summary of Third Substitute Bill
  • Changes membership requirements of the Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION & WORKFORCE
Majority Report: The third substitute bill be substituted therefor and the third substitute bill do pass.Signed by 14 members:Representatives Slatter, Chair; Reed, Vice Chair; Ybarra, Ranking Minority Member; Waters, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chandler, Jacobsen, Klicker, Leavitt, McEntire, Nance, Paul, Pollet, Schmidt and Timmons.
Staff: Saranda Ross (786-7068).
Background:

The Correctional Industries Advisory Committee.

The Correctional Industries Advisory Committee (Committee) makes recommendations to the Department of Corrections on the Correctional Industries Program.  The Committee consists of nine voting members and four nonvoting legislative members.  The nine voting members must include three representatives from labor, three representatives from business, and three members from the general public.  The business members must represent cross sections of industries and all sizes of employers. 
Summary of Bill (Third Substitute):

Requires at least two of the three business members of the Committee represent businesses that hire formerly incarcerated individuals.
Third Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The third substitute bill eliminates all changes to the requirements relating to postsecondary education programs at state correctional institutions and requires at least two of the three business members of the Committee represent businesses that hire formerly incarcerated individuals.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date of Third Substitute Bill: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

See House Bill Report in the 2023 Legislative Session.
Persons Testifying:

See House Bill Report in the 2023 Legislative Session.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying:

See House Bill Report in the 2023 Legislative Session.