Bill Text: NY A06992 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6992 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to correction [A06992 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06992-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6992
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     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:
     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 49 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 49. Commission on prison education. There is  hereby  established  a
     4  commission on prison education comprised of nine members who shall study
     5  and  develop  a plan for improving education in the state prison system.
     6  The commission on prison education shall consider  and  investigate  the
     7  following factors when determining education improvements: the impact on
     8  an  inmate's  employment  opportunities  upon  release  from prison, the
     9  impact on an inmate's reintegration into society and  the  effectiveness
    10  in  reducing recidivism. Appointments to the task force shall be made as
    11  follows: three by the governor; two by the speaker of the assembly;  one
    12  by  the  minority leader of the assembly; two by the temporary president
    13  of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate. The  commis-
    14  sion  on  prison  education shall issue a report within ten months after
    15  the effective date of this section.
    16    § 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