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PRISON INMATE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

    
1997 GENERAL SESSION

    
STATE OF UTAH

    
Sponsor: Lloyd W. Frandsen

    Gerry A. Adair
    Sheryl L. Allen
    Ron Bigelow
    Judy Ann Buffmire
    Marda Dillree
    Beverly Ann Evans
Kevin S. Garn
J. Brent Haymond
Neal B. Hendrickson
Keele Johnson
Susan J. Koehn
Joseph G. Murray
Nora B. Stephens
Jordan Tanner
A. Lamont Tyler
Bill Wright

    AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE BOARD OF
    EDUCATION AND THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
    THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
    CORRECTIONS; PROVIDING A REPEALER OF A SUNSET DATE; AND
    PROVIDING A REPEAL DATE.
    This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
    AMENDS:
         53A-1-403.5, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 1994
    ENACTS:
         63-55b-5301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
    This act affects uncodified material as follows:
    REPEALS:
     Uncodified Section 3, Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 1992
    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
        Section 1. Section 53A-1-403.5 is amended to read:
         53A-1-403.5. Education of persons in custody of Department of Corrections --
     Contracting for services -- Recidivism reduction plan -- Collaboration among state agencies
     -- Annual report.
        (1) The State Board of Education and the State Board of Regents, subject to legislative
    appropriation, [is] are responsible for the education of persons in the custody of the Department

    of Corrections.
        (2) In order to fulfill this responsibility, the [board] boards shall, where feasible, contract
    with appropriate private or public agencies to provide educational and related administrative
    services.
        (3) (a) As its corrections education program, the [board] boards shall develop and
    implement a recidivism reduction plan, including the following components:
        (i) inmate assessment;
        (ii) cognitive problem-solving skills;
        (iii) basic literacy skills;
        (iv) career skills;
        (v) job placement;
        (vi) postrelease tracking and support;
        (vii) research and evaluation;
        (viii) family involvement and support; and
        (ix) multiagency collaboration.
        (b) The plan shall be developed and implemented through the State Office of Education and
    the Board of Regents office in collaboration with the following entities:
        (i) local boards of education;
        (ii) Department of Corrections;
        (iii) Department of Employment Security;
        (iv) Department of Human Services;
        (v) Board of Pardons and Parole;
        (vi) State Office of Rehabilitation; and
        [(vii) State Board of Regents; and]
        [(viii)] (vii) the governor's office.
        (c) The Legislature may provide appropriations for implementation of the plan through a
    line item appropriation to any one or a combination of the entities listed in Subsection (b).
        (4) The [board] boards shall make annual reports to the Legislature through the Education

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    Interim Committee on the effectiveness of the recidivism reduction plan.
        Section 2. Section 63-55b-5301 is enacted to read:
         63-55b-5301. Repeal Date -- Title 53A.
        Section 53A-1-403.5 is repealed July 1, 2007.
        Section 3. Repealer.
        This act repeals:
         Uncodified Section 3, Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 1992, Sunset date.    This uncodified
    section affects: Section 53A-1-403.5.

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