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Senate adopts bill requiring inmate education assessments; amendment adds electronic notice
Summary
The Tennessee Senate adopted Senate Bill 1569 on third reading, establishing education assessments for inmates at intake and annually thereafter; an amendment clarifies that departments may electronically notify inmates about available educational opportunities. Vote: Ayes 32, Nays 0.
Senator White moved adoption of Senate Bill 1569 on third and final consideration and described it as a measure to establish education assessments for people serving felony sentences. "This legislation would have a education assessment for all inmates serving a felony offense at the time of intake, and this assessment would be done annually after that," Senator White said.
Amendment number 1, offered by the Senate State and Local Government Committee and explained on the floor by Senator Briggs, clarified that the department may electronically notify inmates of available educational opportunities. "Amendment number 1 clarifies that the department may electronically notify the inmate of available educational opportunities," Senator Briggs said when moving adoption of the amendment. The amendment was adopted without recorded opposition, and the bill as amended was passed by the Senate (Ayes, 32; No nays).
