(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Corrections may enter into agreements to offer academic programs to adults in custody with:\n(a) An academic program at any community college operated under this chapter, including a community college that is located outside of the boundaries of the community college district in which a correctional facility that houses adults in custody is located;\n(b) A post-secondary distance education academic program; or\n(c) Any other post-secondary academic program.\n(2) The Department of Corrections may enter into an agreement to offer an academic program under this section only if the program is consistent with administration rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Corrections and, as applicable, federal regulations relating to the federal Pell Grant.\n(3) As used in this section, 'adult in custody' has the meaning given that term in ORS 423.076. [2023 c.148 §2]
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