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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 2747
By COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
March 28
Delete lines 6 through 17 of the printed bill and insert:
“SECTION 2. ORS 421.074 is amended to read:
“421.074. (1) No later than September 1, [2023] 2026, the Department of Corrections shall ensure
that adults in custody in the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, [and] the Snake River Correctional
Institution, the Oregon State Correctional Institution, the Eastern Oregon Correctional In-
stitution and the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution have online access to:
“(a) The adult basic skills development program described in ORS 421.084;
“(b) The professional and technical program described in ORS 421.081; and
“(c) Education programs that provide college credit, a college degree, a college certification, an
industry-recognized certification or license or an apprenticeship.
“(2) Nothing in this section establishes a legally enforceable right to online access to the pro-
grams described in this section for adults in custody.
“(3) The department shall adopt any rules necessary for establishing program eligibility and
participation criteria for online access for adults in custody.
“SECTION 3. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appro-
priated to the Department of Corrections, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $4,955,957, to ensure adults in custody at the Oregon State
Correctional Institution, the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution and the Deer Ridge
Correctional Institution have online access to the programs described in ORS 421.074. ”.
In line 18, delete “3” and insert “4”.
LC 1781/HB 2747-1