Assembly Bill A10611

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to significant programmatic accomplishments for limited credit time allowances for inmates

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7864 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7864
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803-b, Cor L

2009-A10611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds certification and minimum work as an optician, hazardous materials removal worker, sign language interpreter, or worker in the puppies behind bars program to significant programmatic accomplishments for limited credit time allowances for inmates.

2009-A10611 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10611

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- (at request of the Department of Correc-
  tional  Services)  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to significant  program-
  matic accomplishments for limited credit time allowances

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1  of  section  803-b  of  the
correction  law,  as  added  by section 4 of part L of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) "significant programmatic accomplishment" means that the inmate:
  (i) participates in no less than two years of college programming; or
  (ii) obtains a masters of professional studies degree; or
  (iii) successfully participates as an inmate program associate for  no
less than two years; or
  (iv)  receives  a certification from the state department of labor for
his or her successful participation in an apprenticeship program; or
  (v) successfully works as an inmate hospice aid for  a  period  of  no
less than two years; OR
  (VI)  SUCCESSFULLY  WORKS  IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES'
OPTICAL PROGRAM FOR NO LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND RECEIVES A  CERTIFICATION
AS AN OPTICIAN FROM THE AMERICAN BOARD OF OPTICIANRY; OR
  (VII) RECEIVES AN ASBESTOS HANDLING CERTIFICATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR  UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND THEN WORKS
IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES' ASBESTOS  ABATEMENT  PROGRAM
AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REMOVAL WORKER OR GROUP LEADER FOR NO LESS THAN
EIGHTEEN MONTHS; OR
  (VIII)  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETES  THE  COURSE CURRICULUM AND PASSES THE
MINIMUM COMPETENCY SCREENING PROCESS PERFORMANCE  EXAMINATION  FOR  SIGN
LANGUAGE  INTERPRETER, AND THEN WORKS AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER FOR
DEAF INMATES FOR NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR; OR
  (IX) SUCCESSFULLY WORKS IN THE PUPPIES BEHIND BARS PROGRAM FOR A PERI-
OD OF NO LESS THAN TWO YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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