31-240. Prisoner education services budget; prohibited uses

A. The director shall establish and maintain a dedicated prisoner education services budget for each state prison to identify the monies appropriated to the department and expended for the following education programs:

1. The functional literacy program established pursuant to section 31-229.

2. Adult basic education.

3. General equivalency diploma preparation.

4. Vocational and technical education.

5. Postsecondary education for employment in any of the following industries:

(a) Information technology.

(b) Transportation and warehousing.

(c) Construction.

(d) Health care and social assistance.

(e) Manufacturing.

(f) Finance and insurance.

(g) Retail trade.

B. The director shall determine the amount of the education services budget monies that are allocated for education programs dedicated to prisoners incarcerated in a special management unit.

C. The director shall not spend the education services budget monies for education programs dedicated to prisoners who are sentenced to death or life imprisonment or who are classified as maximum custody.

D. Subsection C of this section does not apply to prisoners who are under eighteen years of age and prisoners with disabilities who are under twenty-two years of age.