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confined by the department of correction, the per-
son:
(1) is in credit Class I, Class A, or Class B;
(2) demonstrates a pattern consistent with
rehabilitation; and
(3) successfully completes requirements
to obtain at least one (1) of the following:
(A) A certificate of completion of a
career and technical or vocational edu-
cation program approved by the depart-
ment of correction.
(B) A certificate of completion of a
substance abuse program approved by
the department of correction.
(C) A certificate of completion of a
literacy and basic life skills program
approved by the department of cor-
rection.
(D) A certificate of completion of a
reformative program approved by the
department of correction.
(c) The department of correction shall estab-
lish admission criteria and other requirements for
programs available for earning credit time under
subsection (b). Aperson may not earn credit time
under both subsections (a) and (b) for the same
program of study. The department of correction,
in consultation with the department of workforce
development, shall approve a program only if the
program is likely to lead to an employable occu-
pation.
(d) The amount of credit time a person may
earn under this section is the following:
(1) Six (6) months for completion of a
state of Indiana general educational devel-
opment (GED) diploma under IC 20-20-6
(before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18.
(2) One (1) year for graduation from high
school.
(3) Not more than one (1) year for com-
pletion of an associate degree.
(4) Not more than two (2) years for com-
pletion of a bachelor degree.
(5) Not more than a total of one (1) year of
credit, as determined by the department of
correction, for the completion of one (1) or
more career and technical or vocational
education programs approved by the
department of correction.
(6) Not more than a total of six (6) months
of credit, as determined by the department
of correction, for the completion of one (1)
or more substance abuse programs
approved by the department of correction.
(7) Not more than a total of six (6) months
credit, as determined by the department of
correction, for the completion of one (1) or
more literacy and basic life skills pro-
grams approved by the department of cor-
rection.
(8) Not more than a total of six (6) months
credit time, as determined by the depart-
ment of correction, for completion of one
(1) or more reformative programs approved
by the department of correction. However,
a person who is serving a sentence for an
offense listed under IC 11-8-8-4.5 may
not earn credit time under this subdivi-
sion.
However, a person who does not have a substance
abuse problem that qualifies the person to earn
credit in a substance abuse program may earn
not more than a total of twelve (12) months of
credit, as determined by the department of cor-
rection, for the completion of one (1) or more
career and technical or vocational education pro-
grams approved by the department of correction.
If a person earns more than six (6) months of
credit for the completion of one (1) or more career
and technical or vocational education programs,
the person is ineligible to earn credit for the com-
pletion of one (1) or more substance abuse pro-
grams.
(e) Credit time earned under this section must
be directly proportional to the time served and
course work completed while incarcerated. The
department of correction shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this subsection.
(f) Credit time earned by a person under this
section is subtracted from the release date that
would otherwise apply to the person by the sen-
tencing court after subtracting all other credit
time earned by the person.
(g) A person does not earn credit time under
