SB2442 - "Prison-to-Paycheck Pipeline Pilot Program"; establish reentry program under supervision of third-party coordinator.

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An Act To Establish A "prison-to-paycheck Pipeline Pilot Program" To Provide A Comprehensive Case Management Program For 1,000 Inmates To Re-enter The General Population; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Issue A Request For Proposals For A Third-party Coordinator To Operate The Program Under Certain Guidelines And To Authorize The Department To Administer The Third-party Contract; To Authorize Coordination With The State Parole Board; To Establish An Rfp Review Board For The Program; To Authorize Funding For The Program Through An Annual Appropriation To The Department; To Provide For Annual Reports And Evaluations By The Peer Committee And The Coordinator; To Amend Section 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Participants In The Prison Industries Programs Are Not Eligible For The Pilot Reentry Program; To Amend Section 47-5-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.