DOC; powers and duties of Director, Virginia Prison Education Task Force established, report.

Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for incarcerated individuals; Virginia Prison Education Task Force established; report. Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) by January 1, 2027, develop a functional literacy program for inmates testing below at least an eighth grade level, instead of a twelfth grade level as required by current law, and include in such program evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in accordance with applicable…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Will receive a functional literacy program if testing below an eighth grade level, which is a lower threshold than current law.

  “Requires the Superintendent employed by the Director of Corrections to (i) by January 1, 2027, develop a functional literacy program for inmates testing below at least an eighth grade level, instead of a twelfth grade level as required by current law”· Department of Corrections; functional literacy program for incarcerated individuals