Assembly Bill A9166

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Adds a licensed health care professional to the organization of the citizen's policy and complaint review council

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4343 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9166 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4343
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §42, Cor L

2013-A9166 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds a licensed health care professional to the organization of the citizen's policy and complaint review council.

2013-A9166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9166

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the  organization  of
  the citizen's policy and complaint review council

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph 1  of  subdivision  (a)  of  section  42  of  the
correction  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  309  of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  1. There shall  be  within  the  commission  a  citizen's  policy  and
complaint  review  council.  It  shall  consist  of  nine  persons to be
appointed by the governor, by and with the advice  and  consent  of  the
senate. One person so appointed shall have served in the armed forces of
the  United States in [Indochina at any time from the first day of Janu-
ary, nineteen hundred sixty-three, to an including the  seventh  day  of
May,  nineteen  hundred seventy-five] ANY FOREIGN WAR, CONFLICT OR MILI-
TARY OCCUPATION, who was discharged therefrom under other than dishonor-
able conditions, or shall be a duly licensed mental health  professional
who has professional experience or training with regard to post-traumat-
ic stress syndrome.  One person so appointed shall be an attorney admit-
ted to practice in this state. One person so appointed shall be a former
inmate  of  a  correctional facility. One person so appointed shall be a
former correction officer. One person so appointed  shall  be  a  former
resident  of a division for youth secure center OR A HEALTH CARE PROFES-
SIONAL DULY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE. One person so  appointed
shall  be  a former employee of the [division for youth] OFFICE OF CHIL-
DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES who has directly supervised youth in  a  secure
residential  center operated by [the division] SUCH OFFICE. In addition,
the governor shall designate one of the full-time members other than the
chairman of the commission as chairman of the council to serve  as  such
at the pleasure of the governor.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08987-04-4

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