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S 6096: Relates to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration.
What S 6096 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit colleges from denying individuals with a criminal record admission to higher education institutions solely based on their incarceration. This means that formerly incarcerated individuals will no longer be barred from attending college due to their past convictions. The law change will take effect on the first day of the next July after the bill's passage.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6096
- What is the current status of S 6096?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6096 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION".
- Did S 6096 pass?
- Not yet. S 6096 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6096, and where is it now?
- S 6096 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker. Its committee of record is Senate Higher Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION |
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 193 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6096 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-d 2 to read as follows: 3 § 6438-d. College admittance for people previously incarcerated. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person 5 who has previously been incarcerated, shall be denied admittance to any 6 institution of higher education, based solely on such incarceration. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 8 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06136-01-5
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