Section 107.526  Higher Education Earned Program Sentence Credit

Individuals in Custody who are eligible for earned program sentence credit in accordance with Section 107.520 and who have not previously obtained a higher education degree shall be awarded 120 days of earned programs sentence credit for an Associates Degree or 180 days for higher education beyond and Associate Degree if the individual earns a higher education degree while committed to the Department or while held in pre-trial detention prior to the individual current incarceration in the Department.  The award of higher education earned program sentence credit shall be in addition to other awards of earned sentence credit.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 19974, effective November 29, 2022)