Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 09, 2010 |
approval memo.5 |
Jul 07, 2010 |
signed chap.158 |
Jun 25, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
May 27, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
May 11, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.501 substituted for s7575 |
May 11, 2010 |
substituted by a9220a |
May 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2010 |
1st report cal.501 |
Apr 23, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S7575
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9220 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2009-S7575 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9220
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §485.10, Pen L; amd §837-a, Exec L
2009-S7575 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7575 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to cases involving hate crimes PURPOSE : This bill would allow courts to require, as part of a sentence imposed upon a person convicted of a hate crime, that such defendant complete a program, training session or counseling session directed at hate crime prevention and education. This bill would expand the development and provision of continuing legal education, training, advice and assistance for prosecutors to include the prosecution of hate crimes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the penal law to authorize courts to require, as part of a sentence imposed upon a person convicted of a hate crime, that such defendant complete a program, training session or counseling session directed at hate crime prevention and education, where a court finds such program or session is available and applicable. Such program, training session or counseling session will be developed or authorized by the sentencing court or local agencies in conjunction with community organizations affected by such hate crime. Section 2 amends the executive law to provide for the expansion of the
2009-S7575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7575 I N S E N A T E April 23, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to cases involving hate crimes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 485.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. IN ADDITION TO ANY OF THE DISPOSITIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS CHAPTER, THE COURT MAY REQUIRE AS PART OF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED UPON A PERSON CONVICTED OF A HATE CRIME PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THAT THE DEFENDANT COMPLETE A PROGRAM, TRAINING SESSION OR COUNSELING SESSION DIRECTED AT HATE CRIME PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, WHERE THE COURT DETERMINES SUCH PROGRAM, TRAINING SESSION OR COUNSELING SESSION IS APPROPRIATE, AVAIL- ABLE AND WAS DEVELOPED OR AUTHORIZED BY THE COURT OR LOCAL AGENCIES IN COOPERATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY. S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 837-a of the executive law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 7. Contract with an organization having substantial knowledge and experience in the prosecution of serious criminal matters for the devel- opment and provision of continuing legal education, training, advice and assistance for prosecutors in the prosecution of capital cases AND HATE CRIMES. S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14934-06-0
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