S.B. 2433 Summary

• Requires the Department of Public Safety to expand model programs providing educational, vocational, mentorship, and counseling services to inmates to reduce recidivism and promote successful community reentry.

• Mandates programs compelling inmates without high school diplomas to obtain high school equivalency certificates through matched advisors and mentors.

• Provides tuition assistance for post-release college attendance, health insurance benefits, and monthly rent supplements ($_____ for _____ months) for inmates who complete associate's or bachelor's degrees or specific portions thereof while incarcerated.

• Establishes earn and learn apprenticeship programs allowing eligible inmates to work toward licensure while receiving payment under supervised training.

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Public Safety for fiscal year 2022-2023 to expand educational and vocational training opportunities and provide housing, healthcare, and tuition rewards for qualifying inmates.