General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5886
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4796
*04796HB05886HED*
Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Introduced by:
(HED)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5886
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 4796
*04796HB05886HED*
Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR INMATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) The Department of Correction shall establish, within available appropriations, a pilot program to provide inmates, as defined in section 18-84 of the general statutes, with the opportunity to pursue undergraduate degrees on-line. For purposes of establishing such pilot program, the Department of Correction shall seek any available private or federal funds.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To increase access to postsecondary education for inmates and prepare them for the workforce upon their release.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
H.B. 5886