NY A04584

Requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to establish a nonpartisan, peer-led civic engagement program in all state correctional facilities for individuals scheduled for release within 12 months

Program curriculum covers voting rights, governmental institutions, current affairs, and simulations of voter registration and election processes across three 90-minute sessions

Peer educators must be incarcerated individuals trained by experienced peers and established nonpartisan civic organizations, with assistance from college/university political science educators

Civics handbooks and pocket information cards must be provided to participants with county-specific voting information, and voter eligibility notices must be posted in all parole offices and correctional facility common areas

Department must publish annual compliance reports including enrollment numbers, completion rates, and total releases, disaggregated by facility and other factors; takes effect 180 days after becoming law