{"id":7246,"date":"2021-01-07T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T00:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2021-01-07T19:25:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T00:25:26","slug":"key-bill-to-support-successful-reentry-through-access-to-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/advocacy-and-legislation\/key-bill-to-support-successful-reentry-through-access-to-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Key bill to support successful reentry through access to education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation to support workforce development and the successful reentry of formerly-incarcerated individuals has been filed in Frankfort. Representative James Tipton filed <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.legislature.ky.gov\/record\/21rs\/hb25.html\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 25<\/a>, which would allow individuals with a felony record to access Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship funds for educational opportunities. Under current law, a felony disqualifies Kentuckians from being eligible for KEES funds. By removing this ban, thousands of Kentuckians who have made mistakes in the past and had run-ins with the law will have a better chance of successfully reentering society, supporting themselves and their families, and driving economic growth in our region.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Access to education has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/research\/recidivism_and_reentry\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">widely linked<\/a> to reduced recidivism rates and successful reentry &#8211; top priorities for GLI and key components of our regional workforce development strategy. GLI also supported Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/advocacy-and-legislation\/major-gli-wins-in-congressional-year-end-spending-and-covid-relief-bill-you-may-have-missed\/\">recent removal<\/a> of the ban on incarcerated individuals from receiving Pell Grants.<\/p>\n<p>GLI strongly supported this same legislation in the 2020 session, testifying in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.legislature.ky.gov\/record\/20rs\/hb368.html\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 368<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/advocacy-and-legislation\/with-glis-support-house-committee-votes-to-expand-access-to-kees-and-higher-education\/\">House and Senate education committees<\/a>. The bill passed the House unanimously but did not receive a full vote in the Senate. As with 2020, GLI will be championing this legislation again in the 2021 session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation to support workforce development and the successful reentry of formerly-incarcerated individuals has been filed in Frankfort. Representative James Tipton filed House Bill 25, which would allow individuals with a felony record to access Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship funds for educational opportunities. 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