WV HB5654 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - To House Jails and Prisons
Pending: House Jails and Prisons Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that GED training is offered to inmates on a timely basis and to ensure that it is meaningfully available at the time of parole or release.

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Title

To require inmates in West Virginia jails and prisons to receive GED training.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseTo House Jails and Prisons
2024-02-13HouseIntroduced in House
2024-02-13HouseTo Jails and Prisons then Judiciary
2024-02-13HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
15A422New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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