ID H0467

Allows inmates convicted of offenses on or after July 1, 1986 to earn sentence reduction credits for prosocial behavior (up to 10 days/month for remaining discipline-free) and rehabilitation activities (up to 20 days/month for drug treatment, life skills programs, volunteering, or employment)

Awards educational achievement credits ranging from 40 days for completing core education programming up to 180 days for earning a bachelor's, master's, or professional degree while incarcerated

Excludes inmates serving life sentences, death sentences, or those convicted of crimes against children (including sexual abuse, exploitation, and lewd conduct), murder, or battery with intent to commit serious felony against certain professionals

Credits apply only to the indeterminate portion of sentences and cannot reduce time below the minimum confinement period or initial parole eligibility date; all credits are forfeited if convicted of a new felony or parole is revoked for non-technical violations

Declares an emergency and takes effect July 1, 2025; director may retroactively award credits for programs completed up to 10 years prior to enactment