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- Introduced by Sen. Adam Kline (D) on January 22, 2010, requires adult jail facilities and school districts to provide a program of education for juvenile inmates housed in adult jails. The bill requires the superintendent of public instruction to allocate money appropriated by the legislature to administer and provide the education programs. (See also HB 3029).
- Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on January 22, 2010.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on February 5, 2010, to provide that educational services must commence within five school days, rather than calendar days, of receiving notice from the jail facility that an individual under 18 is incarcerated. School districts must provide such courses and activities as are provided for students outside of jails, to the extent that it is practical and judged appropriate by the district and the jail administrator. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 5, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 5, 2010.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on February 9, 2010, to provide that OSPI rules must not govern requirements regarding security within the jail facility nor the physical facility of the jail. Any excess costs to the jail facilities must be negotiated between OSPI and the jail facility. OSPI must collaborate with representatives of jail facilities in development of rules for implementation of the educational program. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 9, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 10, 2010.
- Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on January 22, 2010.
- Passed 38 to 8 in the Senate on February 13, 2010, to make educational programs available for juveniles confined in adult jails. Each school district, within which there exists an adult jail, must provide a program of education for juveniles confined therein. Districts may contract with educational service districts, community and technical colleges, four-year institutions, or other qualified entities to provide all or part of these services.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on February 15, 2010.
- Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee on February 24, 2010.
- Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 1, 2010.
- Passed 72 to 26 in the House on March 4, 2010.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on March 9, 2010, provides for a program of education for juveniles under the age of 18 who are confined in adult jails. Passed 35 to 12 in the Senate on March 9, 2010.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 26, 2010, provides for a program of education for juveniles under the age of 18 who are confined in adult jails.
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1) Re: 2010 Senate Bill 6702 (Providing education programs for juveniles in adult jails.) by JackRoscoe on February 8, 2010Juveniles that make poor choices will not learn from the experience unless there are consequences. Requiring the educational system to cater to these kids simply teaches them that socfiety will rush in to "save" them at every opportunity. This is the typical Democaratic reaction: the poor kid is not able to keep up with his/her classmates so lets crutch the system for them. This is so typical, fruitless and costly that it really does fit with the current Democratic agenda.
Why use taxpayer monies to fund the education of juvenile criminals when all that is necessary is to get a campaign going to ask for volunteers who want to serve their communities to step up to the plate.
I volunteer without compensation of any kind to help grade schoolers read. Since the "education" of our children doesn't seem to include learning how to read by the time you are in fourth or fifth grade, why should taxpayers be burdened with further expenses to "educate" kids in jail?
I thought there was a program already in place for people who want to get their GED in prison, why not use the same program for juveniles, or is this just another way to spend tax-payer's money. As they're in prision they should suffer the same amount as student in the classroom. Sitting for six hours a day, listening to boring teachers, doing boring lessons, taking the same tests, getting the same grades and memorizing for the test as the rest of the high schoolers. As well as repeating the same grade as necessary. Unless they can guarentee that plus detention hall, then this is a waste of tax-payer's money. Oh and one other thing, as long as the juveniles are LEGAL citizens.... NO more wasting tax payer's money on ILLEGALS, unless it is a forced migration back to where they came from.
DK
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