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NY S00107
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ruth Hassell-Thompson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Corrections to provide eligible inmates with the opportunity to complete general equivalency diploma (GED) coursework at least two months before their release date, parole, or conditional release.
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Applies to inmates serving determinate sentences or indeterminate sentences (excluding life without parole) who are evaluated upon admission and determined capable of successfully completing GED requirements.
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Mandates GED programs be available at all correctional facilities housing eligible inmates, with qualified academic staff and a maximum classroom ratio of 20 inmates per GED instructor.
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Requires written notice to all admitted inmates that GED programs are available to those who wish to apply.
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Directs the Department to submit an implementation plan to the Assembly Standing Committee on Correction and Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction by April 1, 2013; takes effect three years after enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides inmates the opportunity to obtain a general equivalency diploma; instructs the department of corrections to ensure that academic education programs provide the appropriate curriculum and certified academic staff for GED instruction.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
1/5/2011