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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S1294
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S1294 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S1294 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1294 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 - The Education law is amended by adding a new section 6438 which would prohibit any college from denying admittance to any applicant based solely on their previous incarceration. JUSTIFICATION : New York State should strive for economic self-sufficiency for those released from prison in order to reduce crime and subsequent government expense. Job-oriented education! training are the foundation of any solution to this problem" In order to be employed in today's work environment, people require secondary, post-secondary or vocation education training. This legislation would give previously incarcerated people a chance to be admitted into an institution of higher education based on their merits.
2009-S1294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1294 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, MONSERRATE, ONORATO -- 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 to read as follows: S 6438. 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. S 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. LBD01490-01-9
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