Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to correction |
Mar 18, 2015 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A6233
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Victor M. Pichardo
Latrice Walker
Maritza Davila
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
N. Nick Perry
2015-A6233 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A6233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6233 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 18, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to permitting persons with a criminal record to volunteer and provide counseling and programming services within the prison system in certain circumstances 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 624 to read as follows: S 624. VOLUNTEERS FOR PRISON COUNSELING AND PROGRAMMING; ELIGIBILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO HIS OR HER COMMUNITY AND WHO HAS HAD NO FURTHER INVOLVEMENT OF A CRIMI- NAL NATURE SINCE HIS OR HER LAST CONVICTION FOR TWENTY YEARS OR LONGER, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOLUNTEER AND PROVIDE COUNSELING AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES TO PRISONERS IF SUCH PERSON MEETS ALL OTHER CRITERIA SET FORTH BY THE COMMISSIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09510-01-5
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