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NY A09060
Bill
Status
4/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Tremaine Wright
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AI Summary
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Amends Correction Law Section 803-b to expand educational credentials eligible for limited credit time allowances for inmates to include associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
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Allows inmates to earn credit time allowances by completing degree programs from New York state degree-granting institutions or out-of-state institutions authorized to offer distance education in New York.
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Requires that degree programs be registered and comply with education department rules and regulations.
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Takes effect on the same date as the 2019 legislation (S.1379/A.882) that originally established the significant programmatic accomplishment credit allowance provision.
Legislative Description
Relates to significant programmatic accomplishment for limited credit time allowances for certain inmates; includes an associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree or doctoral degree by completing a registered program from a New York state degree-granting institution, or a program offered by an out-of-state institution of higher education.
Last Action
signed chap.35
4/17/2020