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Assembly Bill A4327

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a commission to study and develop a plan for improving education in state prisons

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2009-A4327 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง49, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2315
2013-2014: A1107
2015-2016: A5973
2017-2018: A6992
2019-2020: A2177
2021-2022: A2530

2009-A4327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to study and develop a plan for improving education in state prisons.

2009-A4327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4327

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the  correction  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
  commission on improving education in state prisons

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 49 to
read as follows:
  S 49. COMMISSION ON PRISON EDUCATION. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  A
COMMISSION ON PRISON EDUCATION COMPRISED OF NINE MEMBERS WHO SHALL STUDY
AND  DEVELOP  A PLAN FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION IN THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM.
THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER AND INVESTIGATE THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WHEN
DETERMINING EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS: THE IMPACT ON AN INMATE'S EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON, THE IMPACT ON AN INMATE'S  REIN-
TEGRATION  INTO  SOCIETY  AND  THE EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE MADE AS FOLLOWS:  THREE  BY  THE
GOVERNOR; TWO BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE BY THE MINORITY LEADER
OF THE ASSEMBLY; TWO BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE BY
THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT
WITHIN TEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06710-01-9

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