Maryland Senate Bill 971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-06 - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Awarding a one-time diminution credit to reduce the term of confinement of an inmate if the inmate successfully obtains a certain educational certificate, diploma, or degree; establishing the diminution credit that may be awarded to certain inmates; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to establish a uniform system of deductions and participation criteria for awarding a certain diminution credit; and establishing a certain exception to a certain maximum deduction that may be earned by an inmate.

Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education Milestones

Sen. Jill Carter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-06	Senate	Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Correctional Services	3	706.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Correctional Services	3	708	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0971?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0971f.pdf