assembly Bill A2177

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 23, 2020 referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.356
rules report cal.356
reported
reported referred to rules
Jul 14, 2020 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 08, 2020 referred to correction
Jan 22, 2019 referred to correction

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A2177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5002
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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
2017-2018: A6992, S2235
2021-2022: A2530, S5468

A2177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A2177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2177
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BARRON, VANEL, CAHILL, ORTIZ, BICHOTTE, HYNDMAN
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BLAKE,  COOK,  DAVILA,  GOTTFRIED,
   JAFFEE,  JEAN-PIERRE,  MOSLEY, NOLAN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PICHARDO, SIMON,
   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.
                                                            LBD00027-01-9