Senate Bill S1209

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires inmates incarcerated for a class A-I felony, requesting a delay of their parole hearing, to submit such request to the state board of parole

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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-S1209 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S987
2015-2016: S209

2011-S1209 - Summary

Requires inmates incarcerated for a class A-I felony, requesting a delay of their parole hearing, to submit such request to the state board of parole.

2011-S1209 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1209 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1209

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS, SKELOS, GOLDEN -- 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 executive law, in relation to inmate requests to
  reschedule a parole hearing

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 259-i of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) NO DELAY OR RESCHEDULING OF AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULED  PURSUANT  TO
PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GRANTED UPON THE REQUEST OF
AN INMATE WHO IS INCARCERATED BY REASON OF A CONVICTION OF A  CLASS  A-I
FELONY, UNLESS, NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW,
SUCH  INMATE  SHALL  HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST THEREFOR IN WRITING TO THE
STATE BOARD OF PAROLE STATING THE REASON FOR SUCH REQUEST AND THE  STATE
BOARD SHALL HAVE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
on  its  effective date are authorized and directed to be amended, added
and/or repealed on or before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03494-01-1


              

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2011-S1209A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S987
2015-2016: S209

2011-S1209A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires inmates incarcerated for a class A-I felony, requesting a delay of their parole hearing, to submit such request to the state board of parole.

2011-S1209A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1209A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1209--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS,  SKELOS, GOLDEN, LANZA -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Crime  Victims,  Crime  and Correction -- reported favorably from said
  committee and committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to inmate requests to
  reschedule a parole hearing

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 259-i of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) NO DELAY OR RESCHEDULING OF AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULED  PURSUANT  TO
PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GRANTED UPON THE REQUEST OF
AN INMATE WHO IS INCARCERATED BY REASON OF A CONVICTION OF A  CLASS  A-I
FELONY, UNLESS, NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW,
SUCH  INMATE  SHALL  HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST THEREFOR IN WRITING TO THE
STATE BOARD OF PAROLE STATING THE REASON FOR SUCH REQUEST AND THE  STATE
BOARD SHALL HAVE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN.
  SHOULD  EXIGENT  CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW,
BUT AFTER THE TEN DAY PERIOD, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY
WHERE  THE  INMATE IS INCARCERATED MAY, ON BEHALF OF THE INMATE, REQUEST
TO RESCHEDULE THE INTERVIEW BASED UPON GOOD CAUSE  NOT  KNOWN  TEN  DAYS
PRIOR.    IF SUCH REQUEST IS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD, SUCH INTERVIEW
SHALL BE RESCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DATE THAT  THE  SAME  ASSIGNED  PAROLE
BOARD  MEMBER WILL BE RETURNING TO THAT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO CONDUCT
INTERVIEWS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that,  effective  immediately,  any
rules  and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act
on its effective date are authorized and directed to be  amended,  added
and/or repealed on or before such date.

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

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