SB0896 - Tennessee: State Inmates

Companion Bill HB0850. State Inmates - Permits inmates who received a specified degree prior to July 1, 2006, to receive the same 60 days of educational good time credit authorized for those inmates receiving degrees after such date. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB0896 / HB0850Decrease State Expenditures - $392,000 Bill Summary for *SB0896 / HB0850 Present law authorizes an educational good time credit of 60 days to any qualifying prisoner who successfully receives a GED or a high school diploma, a two-year or four-year college degree, or a two-year or four-year certification in applied sciences, or who receives a vocational education diploma. The authorization for the educational good time credit for receiving a degree took effect on July 1, 2006. This bill would make the educational good time credit [...]

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