S105-2011 Actions

• Mar 12, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Feb 21, 2012: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
• Mar 24, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
• Feb 28, 2011: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S105-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S105

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting colleges from
denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based
solely on their incarceration

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To prevent college admittance of an applicant to any institution of
higher education based solely on previous incarceration.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - The Education law is amended by adding a new section 6438
which would prohibit any college from denying admittance to any
applicant based solely on their previous incarceration.

JUSTIFICATION:
New York State should strive for economic self-sufficiency for those
released from prison in order to reduce crime and subsequent
government expense. Job oriented education training are the foundation
of any solution to this problem. In order to be employed in today's
work environment, people require secondary, post-secondary or
vocation education training. This legislation would give previously
incarcerated people a chance to be admitted into an institution of
higher education based on their merits.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2007-2008: Died in Committee
2009-2010: Died in Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

S105-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          105
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  prohibiting  colleges
 from  denying  formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college
 based solely on their incarceration
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438
 to read as follows:

 

S  6438.  COLLEGE  ADMITTANCE  FOR  PEOPLE  PREVIOUSLY   INCARCERATED.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON
 WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCARCERATED, SHALL BE DENIED ADMITTANCE TO  ANY
 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BASED SOLELY ON SUCH INCARCERATION.
 

S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01517-01-1

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