26RS HB 5

House Bill 5

Actions

Last Action	02/12/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to prison educational programs.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1335
Sponsors	J. Decker, D. Osborne, C. Aull, S. Baker, R. Bivens, J. Blanton, S. Bratcher, R. Bridges, E. Callaway, J. Calloway, M. Dossett, R. Duvall, D. Elliott, D. Fister, P. Flannery, K. Fleming, C. Freeland, C. Fugate, A. Gentry, D. Gordon, P. Griffee, V. Grossl, T. Hampton, M. Hart, J. Hodgson, K. Holloway, T. Huff, M. Imes, K. Jackson, K. King, C. Lewis, S. Lewis, M. Lockett, S. Maddox, C. Massaroni, B. McCool, S. McPherson, D. Meade , S. Miles, K. Moser, A. Neighbors, J. Nemes, M. Proctor, T. Roberts, S. Rudy, S. Sharp, T. Smith, N. Tate, W. Thomas, J. Tipton, T. Truett, B. Wesley, M. Whitaker, R. White, W. Williams, N. Wilson, S. Witten
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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, authorization, establishment Boards And Commissions - Licensing, certificates of employability, Department of Corrections, weight afforded, establishment Corrections And Correctional Facilities, State - KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment Education, Vocational - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, authorization, establishment Education, Vocational - KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment Labor And Industry - KCTCS Prison Education Program, Department of Corrections, establishment Licensing - Boards, certificates of employability, Department of Corrections, weight afforded, establishment Licensing - Disqualifying criminal offenses, rebuttal presumption, removal Occupations And Professions - KCTCS Prison Education Program, Department of Corrections, establishment Occupations And Professions - Disqualifying offenses, rebuttable presumption, removal Reports Mandated - Department of Corrections, certificates of employability, KCTCS Prison Education Program Reports Mandated - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, September 1, 2029 State Agencies - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment Universities And Colleges - KCTCS Prison Education Program, Department of Corrections, establishment Workforce - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, job training, establishment Workforce - KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment Corrections Impact - Department of Corrections, KCTCS Prison Education Program, establishment