Workforce training, certain; provide for nonviolent offenders in regional correctional facilities.
HB 627 requires Mississippi community colleges with workforce development councils to provide mobile training units (including welding) at regional correctional facilities for 90+ days annually. It directly affects nonviolent offenders housed in these facilities by offering job skills training through mobile units staffed by instructors. The bill amends existing law to mandate that workforce development centers coordinate this training, integrating it with existing workforce planning under Section 37-153-11. This policy change focuses on equipping incarcerated individuals with employable skills before release through established community college training programs.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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