HB2327

Establishing procedures and requirements for the secretary of corrections to issue a certificate of employability to certain inmates.

Chamber Passed·2/25/25

Kansas HB2327 establishes procedures for the secretary of corrections to issue employability certificates to certain inmates upon release.

Kansas HB2327 requires the secretary of corrections to issue a certificate of employability to inmates who meet specific criteria, including having earned a high school diploma, a college degree, or vocational certification, and having no major disciplinary violations in the year before release. The certificate can be used as evidence in negligent hiring claims and may be a defense against such claims. The secretary must report annually on the number of inmates aware of the certificate and those who received it.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 122–1 · Feb 25, 2025
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

0
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Roll Call Votes

House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 122 Nay: 1

122 Yea

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1 Nay

D

2 Absent

DR

Calendar

Feb 11, 2025

1:30 PM

House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Hearing

History

Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Feb 26, 2025

House

House Engrossed on Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Feb 25, 2025

Senate

Senate Received and Introduced