Assembly Actions -
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Assembly Bill A9598
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ARROYO
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
Catalina Cruz
Ellen C. Jaffee
Michael G. Miller
William Colton
2019-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
- Law Section:
- Correctional Services
2019-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the incarcerated individual undergraduate degree completion task force and requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to ensure courses taken by individuals while incarcerated qualify for degree completion at a qualified state college or university.
2019-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9598 I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to establish the incarcerated individual undergraduate degree completion task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state department of corrections and community super- vision shall establish an incarcerated individual undergraduate degree completion task force for correction facilities to examine, evaluate and issue recommendations on how to ensure courses taken by individuals while incarcerated qualify for degree completion at a qualified state college or university. § 2. For the purpose of this act the following terms have the follow- ing meanings: (a) "Qualified state college or university" shall mean a campus of the state university of New York, a campus of the city university of New York, or a campus of the commission on independent colleges and univer- sities. (b) "Commissioner" shall mean the state commissioner of corrections and community supervision. § 3. (a) Such task force shall consist of nine members that shall be appointed as follows: six members shall be appointed by the governor with recommendations from the state university of New York, the city university of New York and the commission on independent colleges and universities; one member shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one member shall be appointed by the commissioner of corrections. (b) The task force shall be chaired by the commissioner or selected by the commissioner from the appointed members. The task force shall elect a vice-chair and other necessary officers from among all appointed members. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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