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Utah House creates Higher Education and Corrections Council to coordinate prison college programs
Summary
The House passed substitute House Bill 226 to establish a council under the Utah Board of Higher Education to coordinate and expand college programs in adult correctional facilities, improve credit portability and data collection, and align training to workforce needs; vote was 69-0.
The Utah House on Thursday approved substitute House Bill 226 to establish a Higher Education and Corrections Council intended to coordinate postsecondary education programs inside adult correctional facilities. The measure passed the House by voice and roll call, 69-0, and will be transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
Representative Snow, sponsor of the bill, told lawmakers that higher-education institutions including Snow College, Davis Tech, Salt Lake Community College, the University of Utah, Utah Valley University, Dixie…
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