MA S1564

Bill

Relative to education and programming for the incarcerated

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to education and programming for the incarcerated. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the education and programming available to incarcerated individuals in Massachusetts. It requires that all prisoners have access to at least one hour of programming daily, at least five days a week, with exceptions only for restrictive housing, security, or operational emergencies. The bill also mandates that each correctional facility provide at least one high school equivalency (GED) class, as well as specialized, age-appropriate educational classes for "emerging adults" (ages 18-25), including high school equivalency and college/workforce readiness classes. These emerging adults must have the opportunity to access at least two hours of programming daily, at least five days a week.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (2)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, Mary Keefe (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1564

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1564
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1564.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1613	Affecting the housing of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2256	Prohibiting the participation of healthcare professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5198	Similar To
H3689	Providing for prisoners of war	No further action taken	Similar To
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4056	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021	See H4018	Similar To
H515	Relative to increasing education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see H3974	Similar To
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1908	Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2495	Relative to healthy youth	New draft substituted, see S2534	Similar To
S2502	Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558	Similar To
S2525	Concerning genocide education	New draft substituted, see S2557	Similar To
S2541	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S275	Relative to early education funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2710	Similar To
S2829	DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03	Accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
S320	Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S324	Relative to standardized tests	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S823	Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S850	Protecting public higher education student information	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1613

Affecting the housing of prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2256

Prohibiting the participation of healthcare professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H5198

Similar To

H3689

Providing for prisoners of war

No further action taken

Similar To

H4018

Establishing a higher education affordability task force

Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4056

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021

See H4018

Similar To

H515

Relative to increasing education funding

Accompanied a new draft, see H3974

Similar To

H561

Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives

Accompanied a study order, see H5136

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1382

For healthy and green public schools

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1908

Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2495

Relative to healthy youth

New draft substituted, see S2534

Similar To

S2502

Relative to military spouse-licensure portability, education and enrollment of dependents

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2558

Similar To

S2525

Concerning genocide education

New draft substituted, see S2557

Similar To

S2541

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S275

Relative to early education funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2710

Similar To

S2829

DESE Proposed Amendment to 603 CMR 2.03

Accepted, in concurrence

Similar To

S320

Establishing an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S324

Relative to standardized tests

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S790

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S823

Providing access to higher education for high school graduates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

S849

Relative to advance placement examinations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S850

Protecting public higher education student information

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

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