California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Article 3 - Work and Education › Section 3040.3 - Education Assignments

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Institutions
				  shall establish Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE),
				  Post-Secondary Education, Career Technical Education (CTE), Computer Related
				  Technologies (CRT), and Transition courses that focus on increasing literacy and
				  employability of inmates in preparation for release from state prison. Every effort
				  shall be made to assign inmates concurrently to education programs, rehabilitative
				  programs, and work assignments. Every effort shall be made to reasonably accommodate
				  inmates with disabilities to enable their participation to the best of their
				  abilities. Assignments to education programs shall be for the prescribed length of
				  participation required to complete the course, and in accordance with the following
				  criteria:
(1) Adult Basic Education (ABE) and
				  Adult Secondary Education (ASE) Courses: During the classification process, inmates
				  shall be placed on a waiting list for ABE or ASE courses if they do not have a
				  nationally-recognized High School Diploma (HSD), High School Equivalency (HSE), or
				  for inmates with developmental disabilities, a Certificate of Completion
				  (certificate of attendance and participation).
(A)
				  Inmates are responsible for authorizing official school transcripts from a
				  regionally accredited school recognized by the United States Department of Education
				  to be sent to the Department as proof that they have earned a HSD, HSE, or
				  Certificate of Completion. Once the institution's school registrar receives the
				  inmate's official school transcripts, the registrar will note the inmate's
				  graduation status in the Strategic Offender Management System, and the student will
				  be removed from the ABE or ASE waiting list or class.
(B) Inmates shall be assigned to the course in the
				  order in which they appear on the waiting list, subject to space availability.
				  Placement into the appropriate course shall be in accordance with the inmate's most
				  recently assessed reading level, as mandated by the California Department of
				  Education per Welfare and Institutions Code sections
				  19011
				  and
				  19012.
				  The following chart corresponds the inmate's course placement with their reading
				  level:
Adult Basic Education
Reading Level
ABE I
0-3.9
ABE II
4-6.9
ABE III
7-8.9
GED/High School
9+
(C) If
				  an inmate is precluded from placement into an ABE or ASE course due to a medical or
				  mental health diagnosis, disciplinary action, or safety or security threat, the
				  preclusion shall be documented pursuant to Section
				  3375(g). Inmates at
				  the Enhanced Outpatient Program (EOP) level of care shall participate in ABE and ASE
				  courses in accordance with Section
				  3043.7(d)(1).
(D) Inmates with language barriers or
				  developmental, cognitive, or physical impairments shall be mainstreamed in ABE and
				  ASE courses and are offered additional assistance with course
				  assignments.