Int 1316-2019
Requiring the dept of correction to offer inmates civics education.
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Summary
This bill would require the Department of Correction (“DOC”) to provide offer inmates with civics education programming; including but not limited to the following topics: the structure of local, state and federal government, information on the value of civic engagement, and information on voting rights and the ability to vote while incarcerated.
How it compares
30% of similar bills passed
15 passed · 35 died
This bill: 1086 days in committee
Similar bills: median 561 days · 139 days when passed
Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
Heard at (1)
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 1316
- Int. No. 1316
- January 9, 2019 - Charter Meeting with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Charter Meeting 1-9-19
- Minutes of the Charter Meeting - January 9, 2019