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MN HF4215
Bill
Status
3/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mohamud Noor
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AI Summary
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$2,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Commissioner of Corrections to contract with Minnesota's institutions of higher education for instruction to incarcerated individuals in state correctional facilities.
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Funding supports partnerships with public and private employers, trades programs, and community colleges to provide employment opportunities for individuals after incarceration.
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Base funding of $3,500,000 established for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for prison-to-employment pathways.
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$1,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2023 to expand the Department of Corrections' existing work release program to increase educational programming availability for eligible and approved incarcerated individuals.
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Base funding of $1,000,000 established for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year for work release program expansion.
Legislative Description
Prison-to-employment pathways funding provided for instruction to incarcerated individuals for employment after incarceration and work release, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy
3/31/2022