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Bill would create certificate of employability for released inmates; committee hears proponents
Summary
HB 2,327 would authorize the Secretary of Corrections to issue Certificates of Employability to inmates who meet education, disciplinary and job-skills criteria; certificates could be used as evidence of due care in negligent-hiring claims and the secretary would report issuance numbers and recidivism rates annually.
The Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice heard testimony on a proposal to create an official Certificate of Employability for certain inmates released from custody.
Jason Thompson, Revisor’s Office advisor, told the panel House Bill 2,327 would require the Secretary of Corrections to issue a certificate to an inmate who (1) earned a high school diploma, GED, college degree or a vocational/technical certification prior to or during incarceration, (2) received no major disciplinary…
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