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HOUSE BILL NO. 2627 Offered January 10, 2007 Prefiled January 10, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-344.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Correctional Education literacy program. ---------- Patrons-- Reid, Howell, A.T., McClellan and Ware, O. ---------- Referred to Committee on Education ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 22.1-344.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-344.1. Literacy program.

In coordination with the Department of Corrections and the Parole Board, the Superintendent shall develop a functional literacy program for inmates testing below a selected grade level, which shall be at least at the eighth grade twelfth grade or GED level. The program shall include guidelines for implementation and test administration, participation requirements, and criteria for satisfactory completion, and a strategic plan for encouraging enrollment in college or an accredited vocational training program or other accredited continuing education program.

For the purposes of this section, the term "functional literacy" shall mean those educational skills necessary to function independently in society, including, but not limited to, reading, writing, comprehension, and arithmetic computation.