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A3943Assembly2019-2020 Session

Restore Prisoner Award Eligibility

Official title

“Repeals paragraph d of subdivision six of section 661 of the education law relating to the eligibility of incarcerated students for general or academic performance awards”

Sponsor Jeffrion AubryAD-35Affects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill repeals a provision that restricts incarcerated students in New York from receiving general or academic performance awards.

Why it matters

  1. Expanding Educational Access. By removing restrictions that barred incarcerated students from receiving general or academic performance awards, this bill could significantly increase access to financial incentives for higher education among people in prison.

  2. Promoting Rehabilitation and Reentry. Allowing incarcerated individuals to earn academic recognition and awards may support rehabilitation by motivating educational achievement, which research shows can lower recidivism rates and improve opportunities post-release.

  3. Equity and Opportunity. Repealing this exclusion addresses a form of discrimination against incarcerated students, ensuring they are treated more equitably compared to non-incarcerated students regarding educational recognition and support.

  4. Potential Impact on Prison Education Programs. The change could increase participation in prison education programs, possibly leading to more robust academic offerings within correctional facilities and greater overall educational attainment in the incarcerated population.

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Restore Prisoner Award Eligibility

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jeffrion Aubry

Assembly Member · Assembly District 35

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History

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  2. Referred to education

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3943

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 31, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to repeal paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of the education law relating to the eligibility of incarcerated students for general or academic performance awards

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of the education law is REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08107-01-9

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