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SB 1287 Good conduct allowances and mandatory functional literacy requirement; created.

Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Good conduct allowances; mandatory functional literacy requirement.  Provides for good conduct allowance for prisoners, depending on their performance and conduct, in which escalating credits toward good conduct allowance are available in four class levels. The highest level available is 30 percent credit for those prisoners who have demonstrated exemplary behavior and who have earned or are making progress toward earning their general educational development (GED) certificate. Creates a mandatory functional literacy program for all mentally capable inmates that offers testing at a ninth-grade level. The bill also provides, for certain prisoners, credits for reading and passing examinations on books approved by the Department of Correctional Education.  This bill has been incorporated into SB 834 (Devolites Davis).


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