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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="24-1304" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTER 677 OF 2021" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Education Agencies" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Inmate Training and Job Pilot Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each incarcerated individual who participates in the Pilot Program shall agree to provide the assigned institution of postsecondary education and nonprofit organization with regular updates for 2 years following the incarcerated individual’s release.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Updates provided under this subsection shall include information about the Pilot Program participant’s employment, enrollment in postsecondary education courses, and licensure or certification.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission shall establish a hotline for participants in the Pilot Program through which a former incarcerated individual may be connected to counseling and job services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, before a Pilot Program participant’s release, the Commission shall connect a participant with a nonprofit organization that serves individuals in the community where the participant plans to reside.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission shall connect a participant with a nonprofit organization only if the participant desires the aid of a nonprofit organization whose mission includes aid with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Job placement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Housing services; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Counseling services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commission shall facilitate Pilot Program participant contact with the appropriate nonprofit organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commission shall encourage former Pilot Program participants to serve as contacts for future Pilot Program participants.</text>
  </level>
</section>
