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Senate adopts bill to require education assessments for inmates
Summary
Senate Bill 1569, which would require an education assessment for every inmate serving a felony at intake and annually thereafter and authorizes electronic notice about educational opportunities, passed on third reading by a recorded vote (Ayes 32, No nays).
Senate Bill 1569 was adopted on third and final consideration following the Senate’s routine amendment process. Sponsor Senator White said the measure "would have an education assessment for all inmates serving a felony offense at the time of intake, and this assessment would be done annually after that." Amendment 1, offered by the state and local government committee, clarifies that the Department may electronically notify inmates of available educational opportunities; that amendment was adopted without objection.
The Senate voted to pass the bill on a recorded vote, Ayes 32, No nays. The chamber tabled motions to reconsider without objection. The bill, as described on the floor, focuses on assessing educational needs at intake and annually to inform educational programming in correctional facilities; no committee or agency report text is included in the transcript record.
