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Assembly Bill A2186

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board

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2015-A2186 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9358
2017-2018: A4047
2019-2020: A4234
2021-2022: A4233
2023-2024: A265
2025-2026: A321

2015-A2186 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board.

2015-A2186 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2186

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  procedures  for  the
  conduct of the work of the state board of parole

  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 (f) to read as follows:
  (F) NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, AN INMATE WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATED IN A TEMPORARY RELEASE
PROGRAM  FOR  TWO YEARS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS OR
HER BOARD APPEARANCE SHALL BE GRANTED PAROLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04811-01-5

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