Committee backs $400,000 ongoing appropriation for prison-based braille transcription program
The committee recommended Senate Bill 1439, a $400,000 appropriation to continue and expand a braille transcription program run through the Arizona Department of Corrections, citing educational needs for K–12 blind students and workforce training for participants.
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The Arizona House Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement returned Senate Bill 1439 with a due-pass recommendation, supporting a $400,000 appropriation from the State General Fund for a braille transcription program operated in partnership with the Department of Corrections and the Foundation for Blind Children.
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