§1199.5. Administration of program; purposes
A. The secretary shall administer the provisions of this Part.
B. The department shall operate the inmate rehabilitation and workforce
development program for the following purposes:
(1)To provide inmates with employment skills, job training, and employment once
they have completed the program.
(2)To develop a workforce of skilled craftsmen.
(3)To provide inmates with the necessary substance abuse counseling, mentoring,
and other programs to assist them in returning to their communities with a focus on breaking
the cycle of substance abuse, criminal behavior, and violence that prevents them from
moving forward with their lives.
(4)To reduce the rate of recidivism by providing inmates with the necessary
occupational training, educational oppo
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§1199.5. Administration of program; purposes
A. The secretary shall administer the provisions of this Part.
B. The department shall operate the inmate rehabilitation and workforce
development program for the following purposes:
(1) To provide inmates with employment skills, job training, and employment once
they have completed the program.
(2) To develop a workforce of skilled craftsmen.
(3) To provide inmates with the necessary substance abuse counseling, mentoring,
and other programs to assist them in returning to their communities with a focus on breaking
the cycle of substance abuse, criminal behavior, and violence that prevents them from
moving forward with their lives.
(4) To reduce the rate of recidivism by providing inmates with the necessary
occupational training, educational opportunities, and substance abuse counseling to allow
them to have meaningful alternatives to criminal behavior and substance abuse.
C.(1) The department may enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts with and
request studies or reports from private citizens, Louisiana Works, the Louisiana Department
of Education, and the Louisiana community and technical colleges in this state for the
purpose of encouraging the development of training facilities to produce skilled craftsmen
for employment in Louisiana industries.
(2) Should the department enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts or receive
studies or reports as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, it shall transmit the
summary and the reports to the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice
and the Senate Committee on Judiciary B on or before March first of each year.
D. The department may enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts with Louisiana
Works, the Louisiana Department of Education, and the Louisiana community and technical
colleges, educational institutions, training facilities, and employers to provide the intensive
training programs necessary for proper certification or licensing of skilled craftsmen as
authorized by the provisions of this Part.
E. The department may enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts with service
providers to provide substance abuse treatment and counseling or halfway housing to inmates
who participate in the program.
F. In the administration of this program, the secretary, with the assistance of the
council shall:
(1) Make an annual report on or before March first each year to the House
Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on Judiciary
B regarding the program. The report shall include at a minimum:
(a) Recommendations for all needed changes in the law regarding the operation and
administration of the program.
(b) A complete report on the receipt and expenditure of all funds received by the
department for operation of the program.
(c) Comprehensive data regarding the number of inmates who are enrolled in the
program, have graduated from the program, and who have been assigned to workforce
development work release.
(d) A copy of any regulation adopted to implement the provisions of the program
including any subsequent changes to the regulation.
(2)(a) Establish, and modify as necessary, a plan of organization to administer the
program efficiently and thoroughly.
(b) The plan of organization shall provide for the capacity to:
(i) Administer the granting of cooperative endeavors or contracts.
(ii) Analyze and review investigative and audit reports and findings.
(iii) Provide for enforcement of department rules or regulations as is necessary to
provide for the efficient and thorough operation of the program.
(3) Approve, prior to its presentation to the legislature and after appropriation but
prior to allocation, the budget for the administration and operation of the program.
(4) Issue a written response to any formal request from the governor and the
legislature or any committee thereof.
(5) Appear before any committee of the legislature upon request of the president of
the Senate, the speaker of the House, or the chairman of any legislative committee.
(6) Prepare and submit for review to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
on or before March first of each year an annual financial report which outlines the
expenditures of all funds for the previous calendar year.
(7) Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 266, §2.
G. The secretary shall coordinate with the secretary of Louisiana Works to ensure
that the administration of the program as provided by this Part and the programs
administered by Louisiana Works do not provide duplicative or conflicting services to the
same individuals. All efforts shall be coordinated and consistent with R.S. 23:1 et seq.