Idaho Code § 33-123

33-123. Education for inmates under jurisdiction of department of correction. The state board for career technical education, in cooperation with the state board of correction, shall have prepared suitable courses of study, including career technical training, for prisoners held under the jurisdiction of the department of correction, and the state board of correction shall make arrangements carrying into effect all provisions for the education of prisoners who are under the jurisdiction of the department of correction to the extent possible within the limits of moneys appropriated by the state legislature. Such educational opportunities shall be limited to those inmates who have a need, such need to be determined by the staff of the department of correction, and can benefit from training, and those inmates whose degree of custody classification allows participation in the classroom environment provided.

History:

[33-123, added 1963, ch. 13, sec. 23, p. 27; am. 1982, ch. 64, sec. 1, p. 127; am. 1999, ch. 329, sec. 1, p. 854; am. 2009, ch. 28, sec. 1, p. 80; am. 2016, ch. 25, sec. 6, p. 39.]