Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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May 29, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A8582
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAMARA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Mark J.F. Schroeder
N. Nick Perry
Ellen C. Jaffee
Michael Benjamin
multi-Sponsors
Inez Barron
Vivian Cook
Marcos Crespo
Richard Gottfried
2009-A8582 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8582 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8582 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a general equivalency program and a higher education program for inmates PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish higher education and general equivalency education program in state correctional facilities. Education can reduce recidivism and provide the necessary tools to improve an inmate's quality of life, once he or she is 'released. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 136-a will enable all "inmates imprisoned for a determinate term, or an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment other than a sentence of life imprisonment without parole" to be evaluated for culpability of completing academic course work and provide each with an opportunity to complete the general equivalency program or the higher education program. The department will ensure that academic education programs,include appropriate curriculum and certified academic staff for general equiv- alency and college credit instruction. Further, the department will assure that such programs are available at all correctional facilities, A classroom ratio of 20 inmates per instructor shall be present, in order to offer a competitive learning environment. The Commissioner, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Education will set up the educa- tional requirements for the certification of teachers in all correction-
2009-A8582 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8582 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a gener- al equivalency program and a higher education program for inmates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 136-a to read as follows: S 136-A. GENERAL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM AND HIGHER EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 1. ALL INMATES ADMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT SERVING A DETERMINATE TERM OF IMPRISONMENT, OR AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT OTHER THAN A SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE, WHO HAVE BEEN EVALUATED UPON ADMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE AND ARE DETER- MINED TO BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE ACADEMIC COURSE WORK REQUIRED FOR A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA OR COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE SUCH COURSE WORK. UPON ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH INMATES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN NOTICE THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS AND COLLEGE CREDIT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL INMATES WHO SO APPLY. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM AND CERTIFIED ACADEMIC STAFF FOR GENERAL EQUIVALENCY AND COLLEGE CREDIT INSTRUCTION ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES HOUSING INMATES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ACADEMIC STAFF WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SUCH INSTRUC- TION AND WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMPETITIVE CLASS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF NEW YORK STATE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STAFF AT EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHERE ELIGIBLE INMATES ARE CONFINED TO ENSURE A CLASSROOM RATIO OF TWENTY INMATES FOR EACH INSTRUCTOR. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, SHALL SET UP THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS IN ALL SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04984-01-9
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