New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: January 9, 2026.
Relates to degree-granting programs offered by SUNY's office of higher education in prison.
Creates within SUNY an office of higher education in prison to coordinate access to higher education for individuals during and after incarceration; directs such office to create a plan by 1/1/2029 to establish a degree-granting program in every viable correctional facility in the state; directs such office to enroll at least 2,000 students in degree-granting programs as soon as practicable; makes related provisions.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-09 | Status | failed |
| 2026-01-09 | Latest Action | Stricken |