Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-510.7
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High school equivalency development – Duties of
Official statutory text
Department of Corrections.
A. The Department of Corrections shall establish a program to
ensure that inmates have an opportunity to achieve at least a high
school equivalency development level of proficiency in reading,
writing and computation skills, to the extent resources are
available. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all
inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections, except
those inmates identified and documented, through the testing
requirements provided in subsection B of this section, to be
incapable of benefiting from education programs, and except those
inmates who have already achieved a general educational development
level of proficiency in reading, writing and computation skills.
B. The Department of Corrections, in fulfilling its duty to
assess the educational and training needs of an inmate as part of
the assessment and reception process required by Section 530.1 of
this title, shall administer an examination to determine the
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educational proficiency level of the inmate, the existence of any
learning disabilities, and any other factors relevant to determining
if the inmate is capable of achieving the educational proficiency
level established in subsection A of this section and if so, to
determine the type of education programs necessary to bring the
inmate to the high school equivalency development level of
proficiency.
A. The Department of Corrections shall establish a program to
ensure that inmates have an opportunity to achieve at least a high
school equivalency development level of proficiency in reading,
writing and computation skills, to the extent resources are
available. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all
inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections, except
those inmates identified and documented, through the testing
requirements provided in subsection B of this section, to be
incapable of benefiting from education programs, and except those
inmates who have already achieved a general educational development
level of proficiency in reading, writing and computation skills.
B. The Department of Corrections, in fulfilling its duty to
assess the educational and training needs of an inmate as part of
the assessment and reception process required by Section 530.1 of
this title, shall administer an examination to determine the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories Page 130
educational proficiency level of the inmate, the existence of any
learning disabilities, and any other factors relevant to determining
if the inmate is capable of achieving the educational proficiency
level established in subsection A of this section and if so, to
determine the type of education programs necessary to bring the
inmate to the high school equivalency development level of
proficiency.
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