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Senate passes bill shifting some prisoner-education funding oversight to corrections; advocates warn of harm to programs
Summary
Second substitute House Bill 100 passed after emotional floor debate. Supporters say the change creates repayment responsibilities and a stable funding stream; opponents argue transferring authority and funds from higher education to corrections risks undermining successful prison-education programs.
Senators debated and passed second substitute House Bill 100, which modifies who manages and is reimbursed for educational and reentry services in state correctional institutions.
Senator Bramble, presenting the bill, described provisions that would require certain offenders to reimburse a portion of the costs for medical, dental and postsecondary education received while incarcerated and direct the Utah Department of…
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