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subsection (a) unless the person completes at least
a portion of the degree requirements after June 30,
1993.
(h) A person does not earn credit time under
subsection (b) unless the person completes at
least a portion of the program requirements after
June 30, 1999.
(i) Credit time earned by a person under sub-
section (a) for a diploma or degree completed
before July 1, 1999, shall be subtracted from:
(1) the release date that would otherwise
apply to the person after subtracting all
other credit time earned by the person, if
the person has not been convicted of an
offense described in subdivision (2); or
(2) the period of imprisonment imposed on
the person by the sentencing court, if the
person has been convicted of one (1) of the
following crimes:
(A) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(B) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-
42-4-2) (before its repeal).
(C) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(D) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-
4(b)).
(E) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC
35-42-4-5).
(F) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(G) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(H) Sexual misconduct with a minor
(IC 35-42-4-9) as a:
(i) Class A felony, Class B felony,
or Class C felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014; or
(ii)Level 1, Level 2, of Level 4
felony, for a crime committed after
June 30, 2014.
(I) Incest (35-46-1-3).
(J) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(K) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), if the
victim is less than eighteen (18) years
of age.
(L) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-
3-3), if the victim is less than eighteen
(18) years of age.
(M)An attempt or a conspiracy to com-
mit a crime listed in clauses (A)
through (L).
(j) The maximum amount of credit time a
person may earn under this section is the lesser of:
(1) two (2) years; or
(2) one-third (1/3) of the person’s total
applicable credit time.
(k) Credit time earned under this section by an
offender serving a sentence for a felony against a
person under IC 35-42 or for a crime listed in IC
11-8-8-5 shall be reduced to the extent that appli-
cation of the credit time would otherwise result in:
(1) postconviction release (as defined in IC
35-40-4-6); or
(2) assignment of the person to a commu-
nity transition program;
in less than forty-five (45) days after the person
earns the credit time.
(l) A person may earn credit time for multi-
ple degrees at the same education level under
subsection (d) only in accordance with guide-
lines approved by the department of correction.
The department of correction may approve guide-
lines for proper sequence of education degrees
under subsection (d).
(m)A person may not earn credit time:
(1)for a general educational development
(GED) diploma if the person has previ-
ously earned a high school diploma; or
(2)for a high school diploma if the person
has previously earned a general educa-
tional development (GED) diploma.
(n) A person may not earn credit time under
this section if the person:
(1) commits an offense listed in IC 11-8-
8-4.5 while the person is required to reg-
ister as a sex or violent offender under IC
11-8-8-7; and
(2) is committed to the department of cor-
rection after being convicted of the offense
listed in IC 11-8-8-4.5.
(o) For a person to earn credit time under sub-
section (a)(3)(B) for successfully completing the
requirements for a high school diploma through
correspondence courses, each correspondence
course must be approved by the department before
the person begins the correspondence course. The
department may approve a correspondence course
