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A04584 Summary:

BILL NOA04584 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCunningham (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRLevenberg

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Add §80, Cor L

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Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to provide a nonpartisan, peer-led civic engagement program for incarcerated individuals in all correctional facilities in this state which shall be completed by each incarcerated individual within one year prior to their release.

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02/04/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4584

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the depart-
 ment of corrections and community supervision to offer civic engage-
 ment courses one year before an incarcerated individual is released
 from a correctional facility

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

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 80 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 80. Reentering citizens civic engagement program. 1. The department
 4 shall provide a nonpartisan and peer-led civics program in all correc-
 5 tional facilities in this state to teach civics to soon-to-be released
 6 incarcerated individuals. The goal of the program shall be to promote
 7 the successful integration of formerly incarcerated individuals, promote
 8 democracy, and reduce rates of recidivism within the state. This program
 9 shall ensure that incarcerated individuals being released understand
 10 their civic responsibility and know how to secure their right to vote
 11 upon their release from a correctional facility.
 12 2. The reentering citizens civic engagement program shall consist of a
 13 rigorous curriculum, and participants shall be instructed on subjects
 14 including, but not limited to, voting rights, governmental institutions,
 15 current affairs, and simulations of voter registration, election, and
 16 democratic processes. The program shall consist of three sessions that
 17 are ninety minutes each which do not need to be taken consecutively. The
 18 department shall offer the reentering citizens civic engagement program
 19 to incarcerated individuals scheduled to be released within twelve
 20 months, and each incarcerated individual shall enroll in the program one
 21 to twelve months prior to such incarcerated individual's expected date
 22 of release. The program shall be included in the standard exit process.
 23 The department shall aim to include the program in conjunction with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05665-01-5

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 1 other pre-release procedures and movements. Delays in the program being
 2 provided shall not cause delays in discharge. Incarcerated individuals
 3 may not be prevented from attending the program due to staffing short-
 4 ages, lockdowns, or to conflicts with family or legal visits, recre-
 5 ational sessions, dining, work, class, or bathing schedules. In case of
 6 conflict or staffing shortages, incarcerated individuals shall be given
 7 full opportunity to attend a workshop at a later time.
 8 3. The reentering citizens civic engagement program shall be taught by
 9 peer educators who are incarcerated in correctional facilities and who
 10 are specially trained by experienced peer educators and established
 11 nonpartisan civic organizations. Established nonpartisan civic organiza-
 12 tions may be assisted by area political science or civics educators at
 13 colleges, universities, and high schools and by nonpartisan organiza-
 14 tions providing reentry services. The nonpartisan civic organizations
 15 shall provide adequate training to peer educators on matters including,
 16 but not limited to, voting rights, governmental institutions, current