Virginia House Joint Resolution 115 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Study; JLARC; adequacy of prisoner educational and vocational training programs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to (i) identify all educational and vocational training programs provided to prisoners in the Commonwealth; (ii) calculate the percentage of prisoners who participate in such educational and vocational training programs; (iii) identify and analyze any correlation between participation in such programs and successful reentry into the community, including correlations related to employment and recidivism; (iv) identify trades and industries within the Commonwealth with the greatest current need for employees and determine if educational and vocational training programs exist to prepare prisoners for such trades or industries; and (v) make recommendations to improve current educational and vocational training programs, create additional programs, and increase the number of prisoners participating in such programs.

Prisoner educational and vocational training programs; JLARC to study the adequacy of programs.

Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]

2020-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-11	House	Left in Rules
2020-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27	House	Assigned Rules sub: Studies
2020-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2020-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102780D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HJ115
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HJ115+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H2001V0030+HJ0115