2016 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 32 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Subchapter II - Adult Education and Literacy
Part B - State Provisions
Sec. 3305 - Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals

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Citation 29 U.S.C. § 3305 (2016)
Section Name §3305. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals
Section Text (a) Program authorized

From funds made available under section 3302(a)(1) of this title for a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals.

(b) Uses of funds

The funds described in subsection (a) shall be used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, including academic programs for—

(1) adult education and literacy activities;

(2) special education, as determined by the eligible agency;

(3) secondary school credit;

(4) integrated education and training;

(5) career pathways;

(6) concurrent enrollment;

(7) peer tutoring; and

(8) transition to re-entry initiatives and other postrelease services with the goal of reducing recidivism.

(c) Priority

Each eligible agency that is using assistance provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal offenders within a correctional institution shall give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within 5 years of participation in the program.

(d) Report

In addition to any report required under section 3141 of this title, each eligible agency that receives assistance provided under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the progress, as described in section 3141 of this title, of the eligible agency with respect to the programs and activities carried out under this section, including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal offenders served.

(e) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Correctional institution

The term "correctional institution" means any—

(A) prison;

(B) jail;

(C) reformatory;

(D) work farm;

(E) detention center; or

(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.

(2) Criminal offender

The term "criminal offender" means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 113–128, title II, §225, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1617.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 29 - LABOR
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 32 - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY
SUBCHAPTER II - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY
Part B - State Provisions
Sec. 3305 - Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals
Contains section 3305
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 128 Stat. 1617
Public Law References Public Law 113-128
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