ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: JUD DP 8-0-0-0 | 3^rd Read 28-0-2-0

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SB 1526: prisoners; training; individual certificates

Sponsor: Senator Navarrete, LD 30

Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety

Overview

Allows a prisoner is to receive a certificate when the prisoner successfully completes a training program to work in a specific field or trade.

History

The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) encompasses the various institutions, facilities and programs which are now or may become part of the correctional program of Arizona and provides the supervisory staff and administrative functions at the state level of all matters relating to the institutionalization, rehabilitation and community supervision functions of all adult offenders (A.R.S. § 41-1602).

Work-Based Education (WBE) programs are designed to assist offenders in gaining marketable employment skills. ADC provides WBE instruction to offenders who possess a high school diploma or GED but have no identifiable work or employment skills. WBE programs range from six months to two years in duration.

Provisions

1. Allows a prisoner who successfully completes a training program that results in certification to work in a specific field or trade to receive an individual certificate that includes:

a) Prisoner’s name;

b) The date of the training; and

c) Information that the prisoner successfully completed the training program and is certified to work in that specific field or trade. (Sec. 1)

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