To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.

Bill: 113-hr-4081
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2014-02-25
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations

Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Department of Education

Department of Justice

Education programs funding

Executive agency funding and structure

Higher education

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to provide postsecondary courses to inmates in federal or state prisons.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4081 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2014 Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Mr. Reed , and Mr. Gibson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.

1. Prohibition on use of funds for college courses in prisons Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice shall be used to provide or assist in providing a postsecondary course to an inmate in a Federal or State prison.