(a) This section and §§ 12-29-307 — 12-29-310 are intended to create an additional state vocational and technical school to provide vocational and technical education and training opportunities to qualified persons incarcerated in facilities of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction or to qualified persons supervised by the Division of Community Correction, including those on probation and parole or any type of post-prison release or transfer.
(b) This section and §§ 12-29-307 — 12-29-310 are not intended to modify or repeal any of the laws of this state pertaining to vocational and technical schools or vocational and technical education.