CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 228 OF 2004 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2007 //

      The Council shall gather information and solicit ideas on ways to:

                  (1)      develop transitional supports and expand employment opportunities for offenders both in institutional and community settings;

                  (2)      provide more extensive employment counseling for offenders under correctional control;

                  (3)      transfer successful institutional programs and services that prepare offenders for employment and provide employment opportunities to community settings;

                  (4)      increase job placement and job retention rates for all offenders under correctional control;

                  (5)      improve the overall coordination of employment services for offenders;

                  (6)      develop and implement a business mentoring program; and

                  (7)      conduct mock job fairs in institutions and in the community.