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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5886 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4796 | |
| 3 | - | * | |
| 3 | + | *04796HB05886HED* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (HED) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Committee Bill No. 5886 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2011 | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4796 | |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | - | * | |
| 16 | + | *04796HB05886HED* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (HED) | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | AN ACT INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR INMATES. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | - | 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 | |
| 28 | + | 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. | |
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| 33 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | 34 | Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section | |
| 35 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 | |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 40 | July 1, 2011 | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | New section | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | To increase access to postsecondary education for inmates and prepare them for the workforce upon their release. | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | [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.] | |
| 44 | 49 | ||
| 45 | 50 | ||
| 46 | - | HED Joint Favorable C/R APP | |
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| 48 | - | ||
| 52 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. | |
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| 50 | - | ||
| 54 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 51 | 55 | ||
| 52 | - | APP | |
| 56 | + | REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. | |
| 57 | + | ||
| 58 | + | H.B. 5886 |