RCW 72.09.469
Postsecondary degree education programs—Study. (Expires January 1, 2029.)
(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington state institute for public policy shall study enrollment, completion, and recidivism rates of incarcerated individuals in the postsecondary education system postrelease.
(b) The goal of the study is to understand whether participation in postsecondary education while incarcerated contributes to greater enrollment and completion of postsecondary education and reduced recidivism postrelease. The scope of the study shall focus on postrelease enrollment and completion trends in the community and technical college sector for formerly incarcerated individuals of all ages. The timeline of the study may include data from 2015 to the present, to the extent possible. The study's findings shall be divided into a preliminary and final report. The reports shall complement similar studies conducted at the University of Washington or elsewhere. To the extent that it is not duplicative of other studies, the Washington state institute for public policy shall study the following:
(i) For the preliminary report, which is due October 1, 2024:
(A) Patterns and any effects on postrelease enrollment and participation in the community and technical college system by individuals who, while incarcerated, participated in postsecondary education programs, including those individuals that completed some coursework but did not earn a degree or certificate; and
(B) Differential outcomes for individuals participating in different types of postsecondary education courses, certificate programs, and degree programs.
(ii) For the final report, which is due October 1, 2027, a continuation of the preliminary report in addition to:
(A) Changes in enrollment and completion of postsecondary education courses, certificate programs, and degree programs due to the changes and expansion of educational programming in chapter 200, Laws of 2021, to the extent possible; and
(B) Recidivism outcomes beyond incarceration for those incarcerated individuals that participated in postsecondary certificate and degree programs while incarcerated, including arrests, charges, and convictions.
(iii) The preliminary and final reports shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature and in accordance with RCW 43.01.036.
(iv) The department of corrections, the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the education research and data center shall provide data necessary to conduct the study.
(2) This section expires January 1, 2029.
[ 2021 c 200 § 2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 72.09 - Department of Corrections.
72.09.010 - Legislative intent.
72.09.030 - Department created—Secretary.
72.09.040 - Transfer of functions from department of social and health services.
72.09.050 - Powers and duties of secretary.
72.09.055 - Affordable housing—Inventory of suitable property.
72.09.057 - Fees for reproduction, shipment, and certification of documents and records.
72.09.060 - Organization of department—Program for public involvement and volunteers.
72.09.070 - Correctional industries advisory committee—Recommendations.
72.09.090 - Correctional industries account—Expenditure—Profits—Appropriations.
72.09.095 - Transfer of funds to department of labor and industries for crime victims' compensation.
72.09.100 - Inmate work program—Classes of work programs—Participation—Benefits.
72.09.101 - Inmate work program—Administrators' duty.
72.09.104 - Prison work programs to operate automated data input and retrieval systems.
72.09.106 - Subcontracting of data input and microfilm capacities.
72.09.116 - Information obtained under RCW 72.09.115 exempt from public disclosure.
72.09.120 - Distribution of list of inmate job opportunities.
72.09.130 - Incentive system for participation in education and work programs—Rules—Dissemination.
72.09.135 - Adoption of standards for correctional facilities.
72.09.190 - Legal services for inmates.
72.09.200 - Transfer of files, property, and appropriations.
72.09.210 - Transfer of employees.
72.09.220 - Employee rights under collective bargaining.
72.09.225 - Sexual misconduct by state employees, contractors.
72.09.230 - Duties continued during transition.
72.09.240 - Reimbursement of employees for offender assaults.
72.09.251 - Communicable disease prevention guidelines.
72.09.260 - Litter cleanup programs—Requirements.
72.09.270 - Individual reentry plan.
72.09.275 - Duty to notify of process for restoration of voting rights.
72.09.280 - Community justice centers.
72.09.285 - Rental voucher list—Housing providers.
72.09.290 - Correctional facility siting list.
72.09.300 - Local law and justice council—Rules.
72.09.310 - Community custody violator.
72.09.311 - Confinement of community custody violators.
72.09.315 - Court-ordered treatment—Violations—Required notifications.
72.09.320 - Community placement—Liability.
72.09.333 - Sex offenders—Facilities on McNeil Island.
72.09.335 - Sex offenders—Treatment assessment and opportunity.
72.09.337 - Sex offenders—Rules regarding.
72.09.380 - Rule making—Medicaid—Secretary of corrections—Director of health care authority.
72.09.400 - Work ethic camp program—Findings—Intent.
72.09.410 - Work ethic camp program—Generally.
72.09.465 - Postsecondary degree education programs.
72.09.467 - Postsecondary degree education programs—Reports to the legislature.
72.09.469 - Postsecondary degree education programs—Study.
72.09.470 - Inmate contributions for cost of privileges—Standards.
72.09.490 - Policy on extended family visitation.
72.09.495 - Incarcerated parents—Policies to encourage family contact and engagement.
72.09.500 - Prohibition on weight-lifting.
72.09.520 - Limitation on purchase of televisions.
72.09.530 - Prohibition on receipt or possession of contraband—Rules.
72.09.540 - Inmate name change—Limitations on use—Penalty.
72.09.560 - Camp for alien offenders.
72.09.580 - Offender records and reports.
72.09.588 - Pregnant inmates—Midwifery or doula services—Reasonable accommodations.
72.09.600 - Rules—Chapter 196, Laws of 1999.
72.09.620 - Extraordinary medical placement—Reports.
72.09.630 - Custodial sexual misconduct—Investigation of allegations.
72.09.650 - Use of force by limited authority Washington peace officers—Detention of persons.
72.09.670 - Gang involvement among incarcerated offenders—Intervention programs—Study.
72.09.680 - Statewide security advisory committee.
72.09.682 - Multidisciplinary teams—Inmate job assignments.
72.09.684 - Training curriculum—Safety issues—Total confinement correctional facilities.
72.09.686 - Body alarms and proximity cards—Study and report.
72.09.688 - Video monitoring cameras—Study and report.
72.09.690 - Pepper spray—Plan for use.
72.09.710 - Drug offenders—Notice of release or escape.
72.09.716 - Prisoner escape, release, or furlough—Requests for notification.
72.09.718 - Prisoner escape, release, or furlough—Notification as additional requirement.
72.09.720 - Prisoner escape, release, or furlough—Consequences of failure to notify.
72.09.730 - Schools—Notice to designated recipient of offender release.
72.09.745 - Security threat groups—Information collection.
72.09.750 - Access to reentry programs and services for wrongly convicted persons.
72.09.755 - Department of corrections—Use of screening and assessment process.
72.09.760 - Facility commissary program—Access.
72.09.765 - Inmate access to telecommunication services—Contracting—Reporting.
72.09.770 - Unexpected fatality review—Records—Discovery.
72.09.775 - Body scanner program—Report to the governor and legislature.
72.09.900 - Effective date—1981 c 136.
72.09.902 - Construction—1981 c 136.
72.09.903 - Savings—1981 c 136.
72.09.904 - Construction—1999 c 196.
72.09.905 - Short title—1999 c 196.
72.09.906 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.