75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2125
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2623
                  Ordered by the House March 26
            Including House Amendments dated March 26
 
Sponsored by Representative CAMERON; Representatives BARKER,
  GREENLICK, SHIELDS
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Authorizes Department of Corrections to grant 60-day reduction
in term of incarceration to inmates who successfully complete
educational program.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to prison education programs; creating new provisions;
  and amending ORS 421.121.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 421.121 is amended to read:
  421.121. (1) Except as provided in ORS 137.635, each inmate
sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections for
felonies committed on or after November 1, 1989, is eligible for
a reduction in the term of incarceration for { + :
  (a) + } Appropriate institutional behavior, as defined by rule
of the Department of Corrections  { - , and for - }  { + ; and
  (b)(A) + } Participation in the adult basic skills development
program described in ORS 421.084 { + ; or
  (B) Obtaining a high school diploma, General Educational
Development (GED) certificate or a certificate or degree from a
post-secondary education institution as defined in ORS 337.511.
The reduction described in this subparagraph may not exceed a
period of 60 days + }.
  (2) The maximum amount of time credits earned for appropriate
institutional behavior { + , + }   { - or - }  for participation
in the adult basic skills development program described in ORS
421.084 { +  or for obtaining a diploma, certificate or degree
described in subsection (1)(b)(B) of this section + } may not
exceed 20 percent of the total term of incarceration in a
Department of Corrections institution.
  (3) The time credits may not be used to shorten the term of
actual prison confinement to less than six months.
  (4) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to the rulemaking
provisions of ORS chapter 183 to establish a process for
granting, retracting and restoring the time credits earned by the
offender as allowed in subsections (1) to (3) of this section.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 421.121 by section 1 of
this 2009 Act apply to eligible inmates who obtain a diploma,
certificate or degree described in ORS 421.121 (1)(b)(B) on or
after the effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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