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Subcommittee advances bill to expand prison education, data tracking and Pell access
Summary
The Senate Education and Health Higher Education Subcommittee recommended House Bill 2,158 for reporting after hearing testimony that the bill would build a statewide prison-education pathway, include incarcerated learners in state education data, and create a five-year implementation task force.
The Higher Education Subcommittee recommended House Bill 2,158 for reporting to the full committee after proponents described the bill as a framework to expand education in Virginia prisons, improve data integration and leverage federal funds such as Pell Grants.
The bill, presented by Delegate Carr, directs the Department of Corrections to strengthen basic literacy instruction, creates interagency partnerships to expand adult basic education and college-in-prison programs, requires inclusion of incarcerated individuals in the state's education and workforce data system, and establishes a five-year state task force to support implementation.
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