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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="24-1305" 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">
    <text>The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation for the Pilot Program in the amount of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$300,000 in fiscal year 2023;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>$330,000 in fiscal year 2024;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>$363,000 in fiscal year 2025; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>$363,000 in fiscal year 2026.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Funding appropriated under this section shall be provided to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Costs associated with the administration of the Pilot Program, including a designated employee responsible for the administration of the Pilot Program;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Grants made to institutions of postsecondary education that participate in the Pilot Program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Stipends provided to student mentors who participate in the Pilot Program; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Division for costs associated with the administration of the Pilot Program within the Division, including a designated employee responsible for the administration of the Pilot Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>On or before December 15, 2022, and each December 15 through 2026, a governing entity shall report to the Commission on the number of incarcerated individuals enrolled in the Pilot Program at the institution in the current academic year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each year the Commission shall allocate funds to institutions of postsecondary education that participate in the Pilot Program on a pro rata basis, according to the most recent enrollment data required under subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Institutions of postsecondary education must collectively aim to enroll at least 40 incarcerated individuals, to be divided among the institutions, to qualify for an allocation of funds under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
