Senate Bill S261

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Includes credits earned from a higher education institution as a condition on which the merit board may grant merit time

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3078 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S261 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3078
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S7633, A9543

2021-S261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes earning at least eighteen credits from a program registered by the state education department from a degree-granting higher education institution as a condition on which the merit board may grant merit time.

2021-S261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    261
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MYRIE, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, COMRIE, FELDER, GIANARIS,
   HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  MAY,  MAYER,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,
   SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Crime Victims, Crime and
   Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in  relation  to  including  credits
   earned from a higher education institution as a condition on which the
   merit board may grant merit time
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  803 of the correction law, as added by section 7 of chapter 738
 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   (iv) Such merit time allowance may be granted when an inmate  success-
 fully  participates  in the work and treatment program assigned pursuant
 to section eight hundred five of  this  article  and  when  such  inmate
 obtains  a  general  equivalency diploma, an alcohol and substance abuse
 treatment certificate, a vocational trade certificate following at least
 six months of vocational programming, AT LEAST  EIGHTEEN  CREDITS  IN  A
 PROGRAM  REGISTERED  BY  THE  STATE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FROM A DEGREE-
 GRANTING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION or performs at least four  hundred
 hours of service as part of a community work crew.
   Such  allowance shall be withheld for any serious disciplinary infrac-
 tion or upon a judicial determination that the person, while an  inmate,
 commenced  or  continued  a  civil  action, proceeding or claim that was
 found to be frivolous as defined in subdivision  (c)  of  section  eight
 thousand  three  hundred three-a of the civil practice law and rules, or
 an order of a federal court pursuant to rule 11 of the federal rules  of
 civil  procedure  imposing sanctions in an action commenced by a person,
 while an inmate, against a state agency, officer or employee.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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