assembly Bill A2930

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the modification of the procedure for interviews of parole applicants and to the disclosure of parole applicant records

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to correction
Jan 20, 2015 referred to correction

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A2930 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1728
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7939, S5374
2013-2014: A4108, S1128
2017-2018: A4353, S3095
2019-2020: A4273, S3257
2021-2022: A2025, S3029
2023-2024: A869, S4688

A2930 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the modification of the procedure for interviews of parole applicants and to the disclosure of parole applicant records.

A2930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2930

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. AUBRY, HEVESI, CLARK, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, SEPULVEDA,
  PERRY, BARRETT, ROBERTS, RODRIGUEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  ARROYO,   BRENNAN,   CRESPO,   FAHY,  FARRELL,  GOTTFRIED,  MONTESANO,
  O'DONNELL, SCARBOROUGH, SKARTADOS -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to modifying the proce-
  dure for interviews of parole applicants  and  to  the  disclosure  of
  parole applicant records

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  259-i  of  the
executive  law,  as  amended by section 38-f-1 of subpart A of part C of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,  at
least  [one month] THREE MONTHS prior to the date on which [an inmate] A
PAROLE APPLICANT may be paroled pursuant to subdivision one  of  section
70.40  of  the penal law, a member or members as determined by the rules
of the board shall personally interview such [inmate]  PAROLE  APPLICANT
and determine whether he OR SHE should be paroled in accordance with the
[guidelines]  PROCEDURES adopted pursuant to subdivision four of section
two hundred fifty-nine-c of this article.    THE  INTERVIEW  SHALL  TAKE
PLACE  WITH ALL PARTIES PRESENT IN THE SAME ROOM. THE INTERVIEW SHALL BE
RECORDED AUDIO-VISUALLY AND THIS RECORDING SHALL BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO
THE  BOARD  AND THE PAROLE APPLICANT OR THE PAROLE APPLICANT'S REPRESEN-
TATIVE ONLY. AT LEAST ONE MONTH  PRIOR  TO  THE  PAROLE  HEARING  PAROLE
APPLICANTS  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ALL DOCUMENTS
CONTAINED IN THEIR PAROLE FILE OR THAT OTHERWISE WILL BE MADE  AVAILABLE
FOR  THE BOARD'S DISCRETIONARY RELEASE CONSIDERATION. NO DOCUMENTS SHALL
BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. RECORDS CONCERNING OR RELATING TO THE
MENTAL  HEALTH EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT OF THE PAROLE APPLICANT SHALL BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06472-01-5