H.R. 10543

PREP Act

Sponsor: Madeleine Dean · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 24
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Introduced Sep 24
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Sep 24)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Findings; purpose

Sec. 3. Definitions

Sec. 4. Office of Prison Education

Sec. 5. Prison education research, polices, and best practices

Sec. 6. Training and technical assistance

(a) In general. The Assistant Director shall use funds available to the Bureau of Prisons to provide State correctional institutions with training and technical assistance on developing and implementing policies and procedures for quality education programs in prison.

(b) Partnership. Federal correctional and penal institutions with education programs in prison established under section 4143 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, may partner with State and local correctional institutions and education providers located in the same State or region to facilitate training and technical assistance to improve the quality of correctional education offered in State prisons.

Sec. 7. Prison education for incarcerated veterans