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NY A04348
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erik Dilan
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AI Summary
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Amends Correction Law section 136 to require the Commissioner of Education to ensure prison educational and vocational programs offer credits transferable to outside educational institutions upon release
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Credits earned by incarcerated individuals during their sentence must be recognized and accepted by educational institutions after release
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Builds upon existing correctional education framework that aims to provide incarcerated individuals with skills and knowledge for successful reintegration into society
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Requires that curricula and educational programs provide incarcerated individuals the opportunity to earn educational or vocational credits which shall be transferable to an educational institution upon the release of the incarcerated individual.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026