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1 H.836
2 SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representatives Stone of Burlington, Toof of St. Albans Town,
4 Krasnow of South Burlington, Berbeco of Winooski, Waters
5 Evans of Charlotte, Dolan of Essex Junction, Headrick of
6 Burlington, Boyden of Cambridge, Galfetti of Barre Town,
7 Williams of Barre City, Hooper of Randolph, Mulvaney-Stanak
8 of Burlington, Priestley of Bradford, Surprenant of Barnard, and
9 Rice of Dorset
10 Referred to Committee on
11 Date:
12 Subject: Corrections; earned time; education
13 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to expand the
14 Department of Corrections’ earned time program to included credit for all
15 eligible offenders who obtain a higher education degree or other credential
16 awarded by an accredited institution of higher education as designated by the
17 Department of Corrections. The bill proposes that offenders shall earn a
18 reduction in term of six months for obtaining a certificate or other credential
19 that requires completion of at least 30 credit hours; a reduction of one year for
20 an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree; a reduction of 18 months for a
21 master’s degree; and a reduction of two years for a doctoral degree. The bill VT LEG #373172 v.1
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1 also proposes that any savings the Department of Corrections incurs from
2 reducing incarceration resulting from this new earned time program shall be
3 included in the Agency of Education’s proposed budget to support Vermont
4 institutions of higher education.
5 An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher
6 education degrees
7 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
8 (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
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