Sec. 6. The department may provide financial assistance for tuition, books, and supplies for an offender who:

(1) is:

(A) convicted of a felony;

(B) sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that felony; and

(C) confined for that felony by the department; and

(2) enrolls in a degree program at an eligible institution (as defined in IC 21-12-1-8(2)) of higher education.

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.103.