Summary of Original Version

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 197 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Prison Education Program within the Department of Corrections in partnership with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to provide inmates with job training; require KCTCS to construct a facility to house the program at Northpoint Training Center; establish convictions that preclude participation in the program; require the parties to enter into a memorandum of agreement establishing the responsibilities of each party; amend KRS 196.281 to establish entitlement to a certificate of employability upon successful completion of the program and require reporting by the department; amend KRS 335B.020 to establish that a person shall not be disqualified from public employment or obtaining an occupational license solely because of previous criminal conviction and obtaining a certificate of employment from the department shall constitute rebuttable evidence of rehabilitation and fitness for the occupation; amend KRS 355B.030 to remove a conviction of a Class A felony, Class B felony, or any other felony offense other than a conviction that would qualify the individual as a registrant as defined in KRS 17.500 as supportive of a rebuttable presumption of a connection between that conviction and a license issuance request.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; establish that the Department of Corrections and KCTCS may amend an agreement of understanding and may include terms to address the needs of the program; establish that the provisions of the Act do not create any private right or benefit for any inmate or limit the discretion of the Department of Corrections regarding operational and security requirements; remove KRS.335B.030.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- N. Kulkarni

Summary Retain original provisions, except add a requirement to report the number of inmates who obtain employment following completion of the program.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 196.281, 335B.020, 335B.030
House Committee Substitute 1: 196.281, 335B.020
Current: 196.281, 335B.020