Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 16, 2021 |
signed chap.242 |
Jul 12, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Apr 21, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.567 substituted for s261 |
Mar 03, 2021 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 11, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.108 |
Feb 10, 2021 |
reported |
Jan 22, 2021 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A3078
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Nader sayegh
Catalina Cruz
Charles Lavine
Al Taylor
2021-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3078 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, CRUZ, LAVINE, TAYLOR, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, REYES, COOK, BARRON, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on 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. § 2. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 803 of the correction law, as added by section 10-a of chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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