Ohio Admin. Code 5120-11-09
This rule does not apply to a person upon whom a court imposed a stated prison term for an offense committed on or after July 1, 1996.
If such person is permitted to tutor then he must be certified by a trainer who has current certification from Laubach-literacy volunteers of America. Next, such person must engage in tutoring other participants for a period of at least fifty hours, then he is entitled to a reduction in his minimum or definite sentence of two months or the remainder of that sentence, whichever is less.
If such person participates in and successfully completes such educational program, then he will obtain a certificate of high school equivalence which means a statement that is issued by the state board of education or an equivalent agency of another state and that indicates that its holder has achieved the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained on the tests of general educational development published by the American counsel on education. Upon obtaining a certificate of high school equivalence, a person is entitled to a reduction in his minimum or definite sentence of six months or the remainder of that sentence, whichever is less.
If a person participates in and makes satisfactory progress towards the completion of, but does not complete, a program for a certificate of high school equivalence, then he is entitled to a reduction in his minimum or definite sentence of two months or the remainder of that sentence, which ever is less.
A person participating in the G.E.D. program will be evaluated monthly during the ninety-day imprisonment phase, the intermediate transitional detention phase, and the parole supervision phase, in order to obtain an objective assessment of his satisfactory progress in this education program during any one of these phases. A prisoner shall not have more than one unsatisfactory evaluation during any one of these phases in order to achieve satisfactory progress during any one of these phases. A prisoner's final evaluation during any one of these phases must be satisfactory in order to achieve satisfactory progress during any one of these phases.
If such person participates in and successfully completes such educational program, then he will obtain a certificate of ABLE which means a statement that is issued by the department of rehabilitation and correction through the Ohio central school system approved by the state board of education and that indicates that its holder has achieved a 6.0 grade level, or higher, as measured by scores obtained on nationally standardized or recognized tests. Upon obtaining a certificate of ABLE, a person is entitled to a reduction in his minimum or definite sentence of three months or the remainder of that sentence, whichever is less.
If a person participates in and makes satisfactory progress toward the completion of, but does not complete, a program for a certificate of ABLE, then he is entitled to a reduction in his minimum or definite sentence of one month or the remainder of that sentence, whichever is less.
A person participating in the ABLE program will be evaluated monthly during the ninety-day imprisonment phase, the intermediate transitional detention phase, and the parole supervision phase, in order to obtain an objective assessment of his satisfactory progress in this education program during any one of these phases. A prisoner shall not have more than one unsatisfactory progress during any one of these phases. A prisoner's final evaluation during any one of these phases must be satisfactory in order to achieve satisfactory progress during any one of these phases.
Ohio Admin. Code 5120-11-09
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/8/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5149.02, 5120.031, 5120.42, 5120.01
Rule Amplifies: 5120.031
Prior Effective Dates: 09/29/1994 (Emer.), 12/18/1994, 07/01/1996