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Assembly Bill A6992

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A6992 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2235
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §49, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4327
2011-2012: A2315, S6702
2013-2014: A1107, S2782
2015-2016: A5973, S2520
2019-2020: A2177, S5002
2021-2022: A2530, S5468

2017-A6992 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A6992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6992
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE,
   COOK,  DAVILA,  GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  MOSLEY,  NOLAN,   ORTIZ,
   PEOPLES-STOKES,  PICHARDO,  SIMON,  TITONE,  WALKER  --  read once and
   referred to the Committee 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:
   § 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 ON PRISON EDUCATION 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 REINTEGRATION 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  COMMIS-
 SION  ON  PRISON  EDUCATION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT WITHIN TEN MONTHS AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00226-01-7

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