- (1) Adult Basic Education (ABE): Also known as Adult Basic Skills Development (ABSD), includes reading, writing, math, speaking and listening in English, and the adult secondary education general education development test (GED).
- (2) Adult in Custody (AIC): Any person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections who is not on parole, post-prison supervision, or probation status.
- (3) Assessment: As applied in this rule, a test designed to measure the grade-level or scaled score achievement of the person tested as approved by the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC).
- (4) Correspondence Courses: A course provided by an accredited college, university, or industry-recognized vocational program, under which the program provides instructional materials by mail, including examinations on the materials, to students who are separated from the instructor.
- (5) Department of Corrections Facility: Any institution, facility, or staff office, including the grounds, operated by the Department of Corrections.
- (6) Post-Secondary Education: A post-secondary course of studies offered through a college, university, trade school, vocational school, or correspondence courses and approved by the department’s Education and Training Administrator.
- (7) Reading Literacy: A program targeted to those AICs scoring below an 8.0 grade equivalency reading level on a HECC-approved standardized assessment.
- (8) Work-Based Education (WBE): Programs that provide academic and technical skills, knowledge, and hands-on training that can assist adults in custody in obtaining employment after release. These programs, if successfully completed, provide industry-recognized certification or college credit.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 179.040, 421.084, 423.020, 423.030, 423.075 & 423.085
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 179.040, 421.084, 423.020, 423.030, 423.075 & 423.085
History
DOC 11-2023, amend filed 05/24/2023, effective 05/24/2023
DOC 12-2004, f. & cert. ef. 10-21-04
DOC 7-2003, f. & cert. ef. 4-2-03
CD 9-1994, f. 3-18-94, cert. ef. 4-1-94
CD 24-1986, f. & ef. 8-5-86
CD 7-1986(Temp), f. 4-18-86, ef. 5-15-86
CD 19-1983, f. & ef. 5-2-83
CD 56-1981, f. & ef. 12-10-81
CD 27-1981(Temp), f. & ef. 6-30-81
CD 4-1980, f. & ef. 3-28-80
CD 14-1978, f. & ef. 7-21-78
CD 10-1978(Temp), f. & ef. 5-5-78