1.   Contentious issues such as delaying a new state test tied to grade advancement and a proposal to push back the eligibility date for some kindergarten students were defeated.

2.   The inmates, all nearing their parole eligibility dates, are to be freed in the next three months.

3.   Complicating the process are inmates who are ordered released by the courts before scheduled parole eligibility dates, Terhune said.

4.   The Parole Act mandates that prisoners must be seen by the board on or before their eligibility date, Selan said.