1. Regulations
  2. title 28
  3. chapter V
  4. part 544
  5. subpart H
  6. § 544.70

View all text of Subpart H [§ 544.70 - § 544.75]

§ 544.70 - Purpose and scope.

Except as provided for in § 544.71, an inmate confined in a federal institution who does not have a verified General Educational Development (GED) credential or high school diploma is required to attend an adult literacy program for a minimum of 240 instructional hours or until a GED is achieved, whichever occurs first.

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510.

SOURCE: 44 FR 38249, June 29, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 28 CFR 544.70