S 1060 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Second Chance Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-03-29· Sponsored by Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.(2007-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007 or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders and their families for reentry into society. Directs the Attorney General to award grants for: (1) state and local reentry courts; (2) Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Reentry Task Forces; (3) pharmacological drug treatment services to incarcerated offenders; (4) technology career training for offenders; and (5) mentoring services for reintegrating offenders into the community. Amends the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 to require the Secretary of Education to establish a program for education and employment counseling for youth offenders. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for: (1) the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center; (2) drug treatment programs as an alternative to imprisonment; (3) evaluation of methods to improve academic and vocational education for incarcerated offenders; (4) demonstration program…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1060, Second Change Act of 2007

Sep 10, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007</p>

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S. 1060, Second Change Act of 2007

Sep 10, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats2 Republicans2 Independents