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IN HB1249
Bill
Status
1/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Sean Eberhart
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AI Summary
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Prohibits incarcerated individuals from earning educational credit time for associate's or bachelor's degrees if they have previously earned a degree at that level.
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Prohibits individuals convicted of sex offenses (crimes listed in IC 11-8-8-4.5) from earning educational credit time for associate's or bachelor's degrees.
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Changes application of educational credit time for sex and violent offenders from subtraction against release dates to subtraction against the period of imprisonment imposed by the sentencing court.
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Maintains existing credit time amounts: 6 months for GED, 1 year for high school diploma, 1 year for associate's degree, and 2 years for bachelor's degree.
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Effective July 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Educational credit time.
Last Action
Representative VanNatter added as coauthor
1/22/2013