2017 New York Laws
COR - Correction
Article 6 - Management of Correctional Facilities
136 - Correctional Education.

*    136.  Correctional  education.  The  objective  of  correctional
  education in its broadest sense  should  be  the  socialization  of  the
  inmates  through  varied  impressional and expressional activities, with
  emphasis on individual inmate needs. The objective of this program shall
  be the return of these inmates to society with a more wholesome attitude
  toward living, with a desire to conduct themselves as good citizens, and
  with the skill and knowledge which will give them a reasonable chance to
  maintain themselves and their dependents through honest labor.  To  this
  end  each  inmate  shall  be  given a program of education which, on the
  basis of available data, seems most likely to  further  the  process  of
  socialization  and  rehabilitation.  Provided that, the commissioner, in
  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  education,  shall  develop  a
  curricula  for  and  require  provision  of  an education program to all
  inmates, on a periodic basis, on  the  consequences  and  prevention  of
  shaken   baby  syndrome  which  may  include  the  viewing  of  a  video
  presentation thereon. The time daily devoted to such education shall  be
  such  as  is  required for meeting the above objectives. The director of
  education, subject to  the  direction  of  the  commissioner  and  after
  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  education,  shall develop the
  curricula and the education programs  that  are  required  to  meet  the
  special  needs  of  each  correctional  facility  in the department. The
  commissioner of education, in co-operation with the commissioner and the
  director of education, shall set up the educational requirements for the
  certification of teachers in  all  such  correctional  facilities.  Such
  educational  requirements  shall be sufficiently broad and comprehensive
  to include training in penology, sociology, psychology,  philosophy,  in
  the special subjects to be taught, and in any other professional courses
  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  by  the  responsible officers, and shall
  include training relating to the consequences and prevention  of  shaken
  baby  syndrome  which  may  include  the viewing of a video presentation
  thereon. No certificates for teaching service in the state  institutions
  shall  be  issued  unless a minimum of four years of training beyond the
  high school has been secured,  or  an  acceptable  equivalent.  Existing
  requirements for the certification of teachers in the institutions shall
  continue  in  force  until  changed  pursuant  to the provisions of this
  section.
* NB Effective until November 20, 2018
*  136. Correctional education.  1.  The  objective  of  correctional
  education  in  its  broadest  sense  should  be the socialization of the
  inmates through varied impressional and  expressional  activities,  with
  emphasis on individual inmate needs. The objective of this program shall
  be the return of these inmates to society with a more wholesome attitude
  toward living, with a desire to conduct themselves as good citizens, and
  with the skill and knowledge which will give them a reasonable chance to
  maintain  themselves  and their dependents through honest labor. To this
  end each inmate shall be given a program  of  education  which,  on  the
  basis  of  available  data,  seems most likely to further the process of
  socialization and rehabilitation. Provided that,  the  commissioner,  in
  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  education,  shall  develop  a
  curricula for and require provision  of  an  education  program  to  all
  inmates,  on  a  periodic  basis,  on the consequences and prevention of
  shaken  baby  syndrome  which  may  include  the  viewing  of  a   video
  presentation  thereon. The time daily devoted to such education shall be
  such as is required for meeting the above objectives.  The  director  of
  education,  subject  to  the  direction  of  the  commissioner and after
  consultation with the  commissioner  of  education,  shall  develop  the
  curricula  and  the  education  programs  that  are required to meet the
  special needs of each  correctional  facility  in  the  department.  The

  commissioner  of education, in cooperation with the commissioner and the
  director of education, shall set up the educational requirements for the
  certification of teachers in  all  such  correctional  facilities.  Such
  educational  requirements  shall be sufficiently broad and comprehensive
  to include training in penology, sociology, psychology,  philosophy,  in
  the special subjects to be taught, and in any other professional courses
  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  by  the  responsible officers, and shall
  include training relating to the consequences and prevention  of  shaken
  baby  syndrome  which  may  include  the viewing of a video presentation
  thereon. No certificates for teaching service in the state  institutions
  shall  be  issued  unless a minimum of four years of training beyond the
  high school has been secured,  or  an  acceptable  equivalent.  Existing
  requirements for the certification of teachers in the institutions shall
  continue  in  force  until  changed  pursuant  to the provisions of this
  section.
2. All inmates admitted to the department serving a  determinate  term
  of imprisonment, or an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment other than
  a  sentence of life imprisonment without parole, who have been evaluated
  upon admission pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  section  one  hundred
  thirty-seven  of  this  article  and  are  determined  to  be capable of
  successfully completing the academic course work required for  the  test
  assessing  secondary  completion, shall be provided with the opportunity
  to complete such course work at least two months prior to  the  date  on
  which  such  inmate  may be paroled, conditionally released, released to
  post-release supervision pursuant to section 70.40 of the penal law,  or
  presumptively  released, pursuant to section eight hundred three of this
  chapter. Upon admission to the department, such inmates will be provided
  with  written  notice  that  the  test  assessing  secondary  completion
  programs are available for all inmates who so apply.
3.  The department shall ensure that academic education programs which
  provide the appropriate curriculum and certified academic staff for  the
  test  assessing  secondary  completion  instruction are available at all
  correctional facilities housing inmates who are eligible as specified in
  subdivision two of this section. The department shall  provide  academic
  staff  who are qualified to provide such instruction and who are members
  of the competitive class of the civil service of  New  York  state.  The
  department shall develop a plan for implementation of the test assessing
  secondary  completion  requirement  which  shall  be  presented  to  the
  assembly standing  committee  on  correction  and  the  senate  standing
  committee  on  crime  victims,  crime  and correction on or before April
  first, two thousand nineteen.
* NB Effective November 20, 2018