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Senate panel advances bill to pilot skilled-trades reentry program for formerly incarcerated people
Summary
The Senate Committee on Public Safety advanced SB 75, a pilot program to connect formerly incarcerated people to skilled-trades jobs. Supporters said the program targets employment gaps for people reentering society, especially women; no opposing witnesses testified.
Senate Committee on Public Safety members voted to advance SB 75, a bill by Senator Smallwood Cuevas that would create a prison-reentry pilot to connect formerly incarcerated people with training and placement in skilled trades.
The bill, presented by Senator Smallwood Cuevas, aims to create a structured pathway for people leaving state custody to obtain long-term employment in the skilled trades. The author described the…
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