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Assembly Bill A6055

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that rates for phone calls from correctional facilities shall be comparable to the surrounding community and provides for phone contracts

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2009-A6055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง624, Cor L

2009-A6055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that rates for phone calls from correctional facilities shall be comparable to the surrounding community and provides that phone contracts for correctional facilities shall be based on the lowest rates to inmates using the phones.

2009-A6055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6055

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  limiting  rates  for
  telephone  calls  from correctional facilities and providing for state
  contracts for telephone service

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

  Section  1.  The correction law is amended by adding a new section 624
to read as follows:
  S 624. TELEPHONE CALLS FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 1.  NOTWITHSTAND-
ING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  CHARGE  FOR
LOCAL  AND  LONG  DISTANCE  TELEPHONE CALLS FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SHALL BE COMPARABLE TO THE RATES FOR SUCH CALLS IN THE  COMMUNITY  WHERE
THE FACILITY IS LOCATED.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE CONTRACTS FOR TELEPHONE  SERVICE  FOR  CORREC-
TIONAL  FACILITIES  ON  THE  BASIS OF THE LOWEST COST TO INMATES OF SUCH
FACILITIES WHO USE SAID TELEPHONE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09271-01-9

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