Bill Text: NY A01107 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a commission on prison education to study and develop a plan for improving education in state prisons.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to correction [A01107 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01107-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1107
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the  correction  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
         commission on improving education in state prisons
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 49 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 49. COMMISSION ON PRISON EDUCATION. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  A
    4  COMMISSION ON PRISON EDUCATION COMPRISED OF NINE MEMBERS WHO SHALL STUDY
    5  AND  DEVELOP  A PLAN FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION IN THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM.
    6  THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER AND INVESTIGATE THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WHEN
    7  DETERMINING EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS: THE IMPACT ON AN INMATE'S EMPLOYMENT
    8  OPPORTUNITIES UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON, THE IMPACT ON AN INMATE'S  REIN-
    9  TEGRATION  INTO  SOCIETY  AND  THE EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM.
   10  APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE MADE AS FOLLOWS:  THREE  BY  THE
   11  GOVERNOR; TWO BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE BY THE MINORITY LEADER
   12  OF THE ASSEMBLY; TWO BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE BY
   13  THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE A REPORT
   14  WITHIN TEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04301-01-3