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Assembly Bill A9345

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to notification of rules and regulations of correctional facilities concerning visitors

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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Bill Amendments

2011-A9345 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4606

2011-A9345 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish and maintain a public website that provides information concerning specific visitation rules, regulations, policies and procedures for all correctional facilities.

2011-A9345 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9345

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to notification of rules
  and regulations of correctional facilities concerning visitors

  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 138-a
to read as follows:
  S  138-A.  NOTIFICATION  OF  VISITATION  POLICIES. THE COMMISSIONER OF
CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  A
PUBLIC  WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC VISITATION
RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL CORRECTIONAL FACILI-
TIES. SUCH WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
NOT  BE LIMITED TO, VISITING DAYS AND HOURS, LENGTH AND NUMBER OF ALLOW-
ABLE VISITS, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER VISIT, DRESS CODE,  GUIDELINES
FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  MEDICAL  AND  OTHER  SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING PHYSICAL
ACCESS AND RESTRICTIONS ON MEDICATIONS WHILE  IN  THE  FACILITY,  INFANT
CARE,  AND  ITEMS  WHICH  ARE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY VISITORS.  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL REGULARLY UPDATE  THE  INFORMATION  PROVIDED  ON  THE
WEBSITE  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SUCH INFORMA-
TION IS ACCURATE AND THAT VISITORS ARE NOTIFIED OF ANY NEW,  OR  CHANGES
TO,  RULES,  REGULATIONS,  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES.  IN  ADDITION, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE A TELEPHONE NUMBER OR NUMBERS THAT  PERSONS
MAY CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE VISITING RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES
AND  PROCEDURES  AT  THE  VARIOUS  FACILITIES.  SUCH TELEPHONE NUMBER OR
NUMBERS SHALL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
  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.
                                                           LBD13735-02-2

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2011-A9345A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4606

2011-A9345A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish and maintain a public website that provides information concerning specific visitation rules, regulations, policies and procedures for all correctional facilities.

2011-A9345A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9345--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to notification of rules
  and regulations of correctional facilities concerning visitors

  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 138-a
to read as follows:
  S  138-A. NOTIFICATION OF VISITATION POLICIES. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION SHALL ESTABLISH  AND
MAINTAIN  ON  ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC VISITA-
TION RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR  EACH  CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, VISIT-
ING DAYS AND HOURS, LENGTH  AND  NUMBER  OF  ALLOWABLE  VISITS,  MAXIMUM
NUMBER  OF  PEOPLE  PER  VISIT,  DRESS  CODE, GUIDELINES FOR PEOPLE WITH
MEDICAL  AND  OTHER  SPECIAL  NEEDS  INCLUDING   PHYSICAL   ACCESS   AND
RESTRICTIONS  ON  MEDICATIONS  WHILE  IN  THE FACILITY, INFANT CARE, AND
ITEMS WHICH ARE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY VISITORS.  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL  REGULARLY UPDATE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS ACCURATE AND
THAT VISITORS ARE NOTIFIED OF ANY NEW  OR  CHANGED  RULES,  REGULATIONS,
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE A
TELEPHONE  NUMBER OR NUMBERS THAT PERSONS MAY CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VISITING RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AT THE  VARIOUS
FACILITIES. SUCH TELEPHONE NUMBER OR NUMBERS SHALL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE
WEBSITE.
  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.
                                                           LBD13735-04-2

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