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Bill would let DOC use nontraditional instructors to expand prison education programs
Summary
Rep. Fiona Nave said HB 595 gives the Department of Corrections flexibility to hire credentialed and non‑credentialed instructors for vocational and adult‑education programs to address staffing shortages; teacher unions warned the change could reduce education quality for incarcerated learners.
Representative Fiona Nave, sponsor of House Bill 595, said Montana's correctional education programs need flexibility to recruit instructors for vocational and adult‑education classes. "This bill provides flexibility to the department to use a mix of fully credentialed to non‑credentialed personnel to provide necessary and desired programming and training to its population," Nave said, adding that the change could…
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