3.0.0 4458 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z House H HR 2010-01-13 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2010-03-01T16:57:53Z Referred to 2010-01-13T15:01:48Z 2010-03-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2010-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2010-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 N Crime and Law Enforcement Academic performance and assessments Correctional facilities and imprisonment Elementary and secondary education Government studies and investigations Language arts Law enforcement administration and funding Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2010-01-13 Introduced in House 2010-02-16T21:33:05Z Inmate Work, Education, and Responsibility Curriculum Act of 2009 (sic) or the I-WERC Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish a three-year pilot program for making competitive grants to state, tribal, and local corrections agencies to fund a 40-hour work week curriculum of self-improvement activities for inmates that promote responsibility, education, family, work, and parenthood. Includes among the required uses of grant funds working toward and acquiring a general equivalency diploma, literacy training, vocational training and education, jobs and skills training, and mentoring sessions.

Requires curriculum participants to undergo an assessment of their mental, physical, intellectual, and vocational abilities. Extends incentives to inmates for participation in the program, including good time credit, monetary compensation, additional and more flexible visitation rights, and letters of recommendation.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award a grant to the National Institute of Justice to design and conduct a study of the curriculums funded by this Act.

]]> I-WERC Act Display Title I-WERC Act Official Title as Introduced To increase public safety and reduce recidivism rates by creating a 3-year pilot program under which the Attorney General provides grants to correctional facilities to establish a 40-hour work week curriculum of responsible activities for incarcerated individuals. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced I-WERC Act Short Titles as Introduced Inmate Work, Education, and Responsibility Curriculum Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2010-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4458ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4458ih.xml 2010-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.