HB 1704 - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/10/15) |
Authorizes postsecondary education and training of incarcerated adults through expanded partnerships between the community and technical colleges and the department of corrections. |
Specifies that an inmate may be selected to participate in a state-funded postsecondary education degree program, based on priority determined by the department of corrections. |
Requires the department of corrections, in coordination with the state board for community and technical colleges, to submit a report to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature that evaluates the department's postsecondary education program. |