| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2024 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S7978
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
2023-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7978
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting colleges
from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college
based solely on their incarceration
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To prevent college admittance of an applicant to any institution of
higher education based solely on previous incarceration.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section One - The Education law is amended by adding a new section
6438-b which would prohibit any college from denying admittance to any
applicant based solely on their previous incarceration.
Section Two sets forth the effective date.
2023-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7978
I N S E N A T E
January 4, 2024
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting colleges
from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college
based solely on their incarceration
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-d
to read as follows:
§ 6438-D. COLLEGE ADMITTANCE FOR PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON
WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCARCERATED, SHALL BE DENIED ADMITTANCE TO ANY
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BASED SOLELY ON SUCH INCARCERATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03370-02-4
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