Bill Sponsors: NY S04551 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and/or regulations to require SUNY's office of higher education to develop and implement a plan with the goal of operating a degree-granting program in every correctional facility in the state, and enrolling at least 2,000 students in such programs, by January 1, 2029.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04551 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04551 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Patricia Fahy [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-046 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| Senator Julia Salazar [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-018 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
