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Representative objects as Controlling Board approves robotics equipment for prison career‑tech programs
Summary
The Controlling Board approved a Department of Rehabilitation and Correction purchase of robotic welding arms for prison career‑tech programs after Representative Tom Stewart objected, arguing the equipment should be available first to nonincarcerated career‑tech students across the state.
The State Controlling Board on June 2 approved a Department of Rehabilitation and Correction request to purchase robotic welding arms for career‑technical programs in four correctional institutions, despite objections from at least two lawmakers who said the equipment should be prioritized for nonincarcerated career‑tech centers.
Representative Tom Stewart held the item to ask whether the robotics equipment is comparable to what is used in non‑prison career‑technical schools and whether those community programs…
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