Assembly Bill A589

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

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  • 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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2011-A589 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1290
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1535, S1792
2013-2014: S1129

2011-A589 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates.

2011-A589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   589

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, TOWNS,
  MILLMAN, ROBINSON, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  CAHILL,  CLARK, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, GANTT,
  GLICK, HOOPER, JACOBS, KELLNER, LIFTON,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,
  ORTIZ,  PERRY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG,
  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  preventing  sexually
  transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates

  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 141-a
to read as follows:
  S 141-A. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HIV; PREVENTION.  1.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS IN EVERY CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD  OF  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  DISEASES  AND
HUMAN  IMMUNODEFICIENCY  VIRUS  INFECTION,  FOR  EMPLOYEES  AND INMATES,
INCLUDING EDUCATION, OUTREACH, HARM  REDUCTION,  OFFERING  TESTING,  AND
AVAILABILITY OF PROPHYLACTIC DEVICES.
  2.  IN  DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASES AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  INFECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL  CONSULT  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT
CURRICULA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE EFFECTIVE IN  REDUCING  TRANSMISSION  OF
INFECTIOUS  DISEASES  WITHIN  CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND TO CONTACTS OF
PRISONERS UPON THEIR RELEASE.
  3. THE PROGRAMS REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  MAY
INCLUDE PEER EDUCATION AND USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, AND SHALL BE
IN  THE LANGUAGE OF THE TARGETED POPULATION, SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
LITERACY LEVEL OF THE  TARGETED  POPULATION,  AND  SHALL  BE  CULTURALLY
SENSITIVE TO THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE TARGETED POPULATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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