HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3314        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2127

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jon Santiago

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to education programming for the incarcerated.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/16/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/25/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/2/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/24/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/30/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/28/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3314        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2127

By Mr. Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2127) of Jon Santiago and others relative to educational programming for the incarcerated.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to education programming for the incarcerated.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1: Chapter 127, as appearing in section 80 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new section immediately after section 48B:-

Section 48C:  The commissioner and administrators of state prisons and county facilities shall maximize out of cell time and opportunities for prisoner participation in education, training, employment, and all other programming including programming related to rehabilitation, health care and substance use. All prisoners shall have the opportunity to access at least one hour of programming daily at least five days a week.  With the exception of restrictive housing and security or operational emergencies, no prisoner shall be locked into a cell for more than 16 hours daily.

SECTION 2: Section 48 of Chapter 127, as appearing in section 80 of chapter 69 of the acts of 2018, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence immediately after the first sentence of the second paragraph (“The commissioner shall ensure that at least 1 educational program leading to the award of a high school equivalency certificate is available to persons who are committed to the custody of the department or to a county correctional facility for not less than 6 months and who have not obtained a high school degree or equivalency”):

Every state and county correctional facility must have at least one general high school equivalency (GED) class available.