Upon approval by the corrections department in consultation with the higher education department, state-supported post-secondary educational institutions shall receive credit on a full-time equivalency basis for students enrolled in their respective programs within adult correctional facilities. Funding recommendations to implement the provisions of this section shall be developed by the higher education department or the public education department as appropriate in the same manner that funding recommendations for similar programs at other institutions are calculated. History: Laws 1981, ch. 69, § 1; 2005, ch. 289, § 17. ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective April 7, 2005, changed 'board of educational finance' to 'higher education department' and changed 'public school finance division of the department of finance and administration' to 'public education department'. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 60 Am. Jur. 2d Penal and Correctional Institutions § 100. 72 C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners § 59.
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