Bill Text: NY A07576 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7576
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 2, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Correction
        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 chapter 412 of the
     3  laws of 2010, 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.
                                                                   LBD10882-01-7