ORS 341.317: Educational services to adults in custody at correctional institutions; reimbursement.

(1) Reimbursement from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS 341.620 may be made available to community colleges that deliver educational services to adults in custody confined to the state-operated correctional facilities and to locally operated correctional facilities. The reimbursement shall be distributed as directed in ORS 341.626 and the rules of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

      (2) The commission shall review and approve services to correctional institutions at least once biennially.

      (3) The enrollment limitation, as provided by ORS 341.022, does not apply to persons receiving services under this section.

      (4) Reimbursement from the Community College Support Fund established in ORS 341.620 may not be made available to community colleges for delivering educational services to adults in custody confined in federal prisons. Neither shall local property taxes be used to support the services. A host community college shall support the services through a contractual arrangement with the federal government.