00 CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 223(JUD) 01 "An Act limiting the award of good time and restricting release on mandatory parole for 02 prisoners serving certain sentences who fail to attain certain minimum educational 03 standards; providing that prisoners having attained or attaining those educational 04 standards receive good time awards and availability of release on mandatory parole of 05 one-third of the term or terms of imprisonment rounded off to the nearest day; and 06 providing for an effective date." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08  * Section 1. AS 33.16.010(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) A prisoner who is not eligible for discretionary parole, or who is not 10 released on discretionary parole, shall be released on mandatory parole for the term of 11 good time deductions credited under AS 33.20 [,] if the prisoner is eligible under (a)  12 of this section [TERM OR TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT ARE TWO YEARS OR 13 MORE]. 01 * Sec. 2. AS 33.20.010(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) Notwithstanding AS 12.55.125(f)(3) and 12.55.125(g)(3), a prisoner 03 convicted of an offense against the state or a political subdivision of the state and 04 sentenced to a term or terms of imprisonment 05 (1) of two years or more [THAT EXCEEDS THREE DAYS] is 06 entitled to a deduction of either  07 (A) one-third of the term or terms of imprisonment rounded 08 off to the nearest day if the prisoner follows the rules of the correctional 09 facility in which the prisoner is confined and the prisoner either  10 (i) attains or has attained a high school diploma, a  11 general education development diploma, or an equivalent diploma  12 before being incarcerated or while incarcerated if the program is  13 made available to the prisoner;  14 (ii) is incapable of attaining a diploma or its  15 equivalent; or  16 (iii) does not speak English as the prisoner's primary  17 language and, due to the prisoner's age and social background, the  18 commissioner determines that the prisoner cannot reasonably be  19 expected to meet an educational requirement; or  20 (B) one-sixth of the term or terms of imprisonment rounded  21 off to the nearest day if the prisoner follows the rules of the correctional  22 facility in which the prisoner is confined and the prisoner does not qualify  23 for a one-third deduction under (A) of this paragraph;  24 (2) that exceed three days but less than two years is entitled to a  25 deduction of one-third of the term or terms of imprisonment rounded off to the  26 nearest day if the prisoner follows the rules of the correctional facility in which  27 the prisoner is confined. [A PRISONER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A GOOD TIME 28 DEDUCTION IF THE PRISONER HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO A 29 (1) MANDATORY 99-YEAR TERM OF IMPRISONMENT UNDER 30 AS 12.55.125(a) AFTER JUNE 27, 1996; OR 31 (2) DEFINITE TERM UNDER AS 12.55.125(l)]. 01 * Sec. 3. AS 33.20.010 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 02 (c) A prisoner is not eligible for a good time deduction if the prisoner has been 03 sentenced to a 04 (1) mandatory 99-year term of imprisonment under AS 12.55.125(a) 05 after June 27, 1996; or 06 (2) definite term under AS 12.55.125(l). 07 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 08 read: 09 APPLICABILITY. The changes made to AS 33.16.010 and AS 33.20.010 by this Act 10 apply to persons convicted of crimes committed on or after the effective date of this Act. 11 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).