HI SB1203

Establishes a technical literacy pilot program administered by the Department of Public Safety at one men's and one women's correctional facility in Hawaii.

Department must partner with a third-party entity specializing in technical literacy curriculum to provide 500 hours of instruction in computer science and programming fundamentals to eligible incarcerated individuals.

Program shall offer additional advanced courses in software development, cyber security, database administration, entrepreneurship, and educational technology to eligible parolees who completed the initial 500-hour training while incarcerated.

Department of Public Safety has sole authority to determine eligibility criteria in consultation with the third-party administrator.

Appropriates $200,000 for fiscal year 2017-2018 and $200,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019; requires a report to the legislature by December 10, 2019 detailing program costs and outcomes.