State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.
Summary
State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credits classification levels. Requires a prisoner in a state correctional facility, as a part of his reentry plan developed and implemented by the Department of Corrections, to complete a high school equivalency test or vocational, technical, or other certification prior to such prisoner's release. The bill also provides that the annual review of a prisoner's classification level for earned sentence credits shall include such prisoner's quantifiable or measurable progress, as available, in any programs, job assignments, and educational curricula in which he is participating, such as test scores achieved or completion of a high school equivalency test or other trade or vocational certification.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
Co
Anne Ferrell Tata
RRepublican
Co
Bill Wiley
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Delores Oates
RRepublican
Co
Eric Phillips
RRepublican
Co
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
Co
Jay Leftwich
RRepublican
Co
Justin Pence
RRepublican
Co
Karen Hamilton
RRepublican
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