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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A9158
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DESTITO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
William Parment
2009-A9158 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6165
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง79-a, Cor L
2009-A9158 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9158 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to closure of facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that special housing units and correctional facility annexes receive the same 12-month notification by the commissioner of corrections that general facility closures receive. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 79-a of the correction law, as amended by section 1 of part H of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2009 to read as follows: Before the closure of any correctional facility, which for purposes of this section shall include a correctional facility annex, or any special housing unit established to confine inmates in accordance with the provisions of subdivision six of section one hundred thirty-seven of this chapter. Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, the commissioner of corrections must give notice of a correctional facility closure 12 months prior to such closure, and provide for a plan of adaptive reuse of the facility 6 months prior to closure. Through an unforeseen loop-hole in the law,
2009-A9158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9158 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y September 30, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, PARMENT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to closure of facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 79-a of the correction law, as amended by section 1 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: Before the closure of any correctional facility, WHICH FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ANNEX, OR ANY SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT ESTABLISHED TO CONFINE INMATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, for reasons other than those set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision eight of section forty-five of this chapter, the commission- er shall take the following actions: S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14560-01-9
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