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Senate Bill S1931

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits work release programs from operating in areas zoned exclusively residential by a municipality

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2011-S1931 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง852, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S791

2011-S1931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits prison work release programs from operating in areas zoned as exclusively residential by a municipality.

2011-S1931 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1931

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to work release programs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 852  of  the  correction  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  691  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Work release programs may be established only at institutions clas-
sified by the commissioner as work release facilities PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
SUCH PROGRAMS SHALL NOT OPERATE IN AREAS ZONED  EXCLUSIVELY  RESIDENTIAL
BY A MUNICIPALITY.  Educational release programs may be established only
at  those  educational  institutions  which  shall  maintain  attendance
records for participating inmates.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  subdivision  3 of section 852 of the correction law
made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06285-01-1

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