Assembly Actions -
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Jan 21, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A9113
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
O'DONNELL
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
2019-A9113 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A9113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9113 I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred 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-a to read as follows: § 6438-A. 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. LBD11893-01-9
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