HB 1162 VA

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Introduced

State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training; earned sentence credits classification levels. Requires a prisoner in a state correctional facility, as a part of his reentry plan developed and implemented by the Department of Corrections, to complete a high school equivalency test or vocational, technical, or other certification prior to such prisoner's release. The bill also provides that the annual review of a prisoner's classification level for earned sentence credits shall include such prisoner's quantifiable or measurable progress, as available, in any programs, job assignments, and educational curricula in which he is participating, such as test scores achieved or completion of a high school equivalency test or other trade or vocational certification.

• Wendell S. Walker Republican · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103663D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1162) · lower
5. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
6. Feb 13, 2026 Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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