HB1162Introduced in the House of Delegates
State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training.
Introduced by Wendell Walker, District 52
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote)
February 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
What do people think?
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Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103663D
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1162)
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Continued to next session in Public Safety (Voice Vote)
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