SB 1228 Summary

• Establishes a braille transcriber training program within the Arizona Department of Corrections offering inmates vocational training in braille transcription.

• Requires the director to develop application procedures, selection criteria, and performance standards for service providers who wish to operate the program.

• Limits eligible service providers to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that have provided braille transcription services and training in Arizona for at least 10 years.

• Requires annual reporting by service providers on program participation, inmate certifications, transcribed titles, and transition support for discharged participants.

• Appropriates $250,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2020-2021 with an exemption from lapsing appropriations provisions; program terminates July 1, 2030.