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S 4379 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the educational and vocational credits earned by incarcerated individuals are transferable upon release

Summary
Requires that curricula and educational programs provide incarcerated individuals the opportunity to earn educational or vocational credits which shall be transferable to an educational institution upon the release of the incarcerated individual.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill enables transferable educational credits for incarcerated individuals, directly supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism - core criminal justice reform goals.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands educational access for incarcerated individuals by mandating transferable credits, directly aligning with 'expands educational access' support indicator.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Leroy Comrie
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
NY
14
Co
Photo of Rob Rolison
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
NY
39