Prison to Proprietorship Act

This bill would require the Small Business Administration, working with the Bureau of Prisons, to have women's business centers and small business development centers provide entrepreneurship counseling and training to people held in minimum, low, or medium security federal prisons. The agency would make a yearly plan matching each prison with a nearby center. Services would include a presentation, a self-study manual, five two-day classroom sessions, and one-on-one business plan help, with a certificate on completion. People nearing release within 18 months would be prioritized, could keep receiving services after release, and centers would be reimbursed for costs subject to available funding.

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Sponsors

• Nydia M. Velázquez Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors