H.R. 5644 · 114th Congress
Shift Back to Society Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- J. Hill
- Introduced
- 2016-07-06
- Latest action
- 2016-09-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Summary
Shift Back to Society Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community.
An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.