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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S3368
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2021-S3368 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2323
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Commissions
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S5685, A8552
2011-2012: S974, A3657
2013-2014: S3350, A4109
2015-2016: S2039, A3309
2017-2018: S3342, A4158
2019-2020: S2206, A4011
2023-2024: S1509, A1398
2021-S3368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3368 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish a commission on post-secondary correctional educa- tion; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: This bill establishes a commission to study and make recommendations to the legislature and the governor regarding the availability and effec- tiveness of post-secondary correctional education programs in Prison. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill contains legislative findings that demonstrates the need for a commission on post-secondary correctional education and includes relevant statistical information.
2021-S3368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3368 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to establish a commission on post-secondary correctional educa- tion; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that the availability of post-secondary correctional education has the poten- tial to reduce recidivism, increase employment opportunities for inmates upon release and have a positive impact on prison safety and security. The legislature further finds that there is currently a lack of avail- able post-secondary educational opportunities for inmates in the New York state prison system. Studies have consistently found that the higher the level of education attained, the more likely a former inmate will be to obtain gainful and stable employment, and the less likely he or she will be to engage in future criminal activity. However, in 1994, federal tuition assistance, in the form of Pell Grants, for individuals incarcerated in federal and state correctional facilities was terminated with the enactment of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Then, in 1995, New York prohibited inmates from accessing state funds through the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for post-secondary correctional education. According to a report published by the Correctional Association of New York in January, 2009, entitled "Education From the Inside, Out: The Multiple Benefits of College Programs in Prison," only four out of seventy post-secondary correctional education programs continued to operate in New York following the termination of TAP availability for inmates. According to the Correctional Association of New York report, statis- tical evidence from several highly regarded studies demonstrates that EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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