(a) Any education incentive time awarded by the department to a prisoner shall be reported by the department to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall apply education incentive time to advance the initial consideration date and any tentative parole review date already established for the prisoner. The board shall consider the education incentive time when making a final parole release decision of the prisoner.(b) The department shall report to the Board of Pardons and Paroles when a prisoner, who is capable of participating in a qualifying program, declines or refuses to participate in a qualifying program.
