GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 397
     

 
Short Title:	GED Credit for Inmates.	()	
Sponsors:	Senator Ballance.	
Referred to:	Judiciary II.	
March 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize credit to misdemeanants in local confinement facilities for attending ged classes. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 162‑60 reads as rewritten:
"§ 162‑60.  Reduction in sentence allowed for work.
(a)	A prisoner who has faithfully performed the duties assigned to  the prisoner pursuant to G.S. 162‑58 is entitled to a reduction in  the prisoner's sentence of four days for each 30 days of work  performed, up to the maximum credit allowed under G.S. 15A-1340.20(d).
(b)	A prisoner convicted and housed in a local confinement facility who successfully attends classes towards a general education development (GED) diploma is entitled to a reduction in the prisoner's sentence of four days for each 30 days of classes attended, up to the maximum credit allowed under G.S. 15A-1340.20(d).
(c)	The person having custody of the prisoner, as defined in G.S. 162‑59, shall be the sole judge as to whether the prisoner has faithfully performed  the assigned duties or successfully attended GED classes. A prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape while performing work pursuant to G.S. 162‑58 or while attending GED classes shall forfeit any reduction in sentence that  the prisoner would have been entitled to under this section."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.