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Assembly Bill A1874

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced

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2011-A1874 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S968
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง755, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8012, S4687
2013-2014: A5173, S3358
2015-2016: A2513, S2192
2017-2018: A1729, S3352
2019-2020: A7676, S2193
2021-2022: S3358
2023-2024: S1276
2025-2026: S876

2011-A1874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced.

2011-A1874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1874

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JEFFRIES, AUBRY, COLTON, COOK, TITUS, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  HEASTIE,
  MENG,  O'DONNELL,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  PHEFFER  --  read once and
  referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  the  manner  through
  which enforcement proceedings are brought

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

  Section 1. Section 755 of the correction law, as added by chapter  931
of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
  S 755. Enforcement. [1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the
provisions  of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding brought
pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
  2. In relation to actions by private employers, the] THE provisions of
this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights pursu-
ant to the powers and procedures set forth in  article  fifteen  of  the
executive  law,  and,  concurrently,  by the New York city commission on
human rights; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE  CONSTRUED
TO  LIMIT  THE  RIGHT  OF  A PERSON TO PURSUE ANY LEGAL REMEDY AVAILABLE
UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW  OR  ANY  OTHER  APPLICABLE
PROVISION OF LAW.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04619-01-1

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