Bill Text: NY A07576 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to significant programmatic accomplishment for limited credit time allowances for certain inmates; now includes completion of an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - ordered to third reading cal.530 [A07576 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A07576-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7576--A Cal. No. 471 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, WEPRIN, CRESPO, JAFFEE, O'DONNELL, SIMON, COOK, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to significant program- matic accomplishment for limited credit time allowances for certain inmates The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of 2 section 803-b of the correction law, as amended by section 1 of part E 3 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 4 (ii) obtains [a masters of professional studies] an associate's 5 degree, bachelor's degree or master's degree; or 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10882-03-7