Bill Commons

NY S 10502

in committee

Establishes access to postsecondary educational programming and creating an educational transfer process for incarcerated individuals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 10502 pass?

Not yet. NY S 10502 is in committee as of 2026-05-15 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

What is NY S 10502 about?

Expands access to higher education in correctional facilities by requiring the department of corrections and community supervision to provide meaningful access to postsecondary educational programming and to establish a transparent process for incarcerated individuals to request transfers to facilities where such programs are available.

Who sponsors NY S 10502?

Erik Bottcher is the primary sponsor of NY S 10502.

Description

Expands access to higher education in correctional facilities by requiring the department of corrections and community supervision to provide meaningful access to postsecondary educational programming and to establish a transparent process for incarcerated individuals to request transfers to facilities where such programs are available.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-15 — REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Erik Bottcherprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-15

    REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S10502?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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