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Prisoners: literacy and education.

It became law on Oct 13, 2013.

CA AB 494 · Assembly Bill · 2013–2014

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Latest action
Oct 13, 2013

What it does

Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement in every state prison literacy programs that are designed to ensure that, upon parole, inmates are able to achieve a 9th grade reading level. Existing law further requires the department to prepare an implementation plan for the literacy programs and to request sufficient funds to make the programs available to a certain percentage of inmates by specified dates.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 13, 2013

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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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