75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2623
 
Sponsored by Representative CAMERON; Representatives BARKER,
  GREENLICK, SHIELDS, Senator MORRISETTE
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             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, a General Educational
Development (GED) certificate, a certificate or degree from a
post-secondary education institution as defined in ORS 337.511 or
a journey level certification from a registered apprenticeship
program as defined in ORS 660.010. 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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Passed by House March 31, 2009
 
Repassed by House June 9, 2009
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate June 3, 2009
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2009
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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