| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to children and families |
| Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S75
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
Actions
2015-S75 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง372, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S5494
2013-2014: S4927
2015-S75 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S75
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to juvenile justice records
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Amends Section 372 of the social services law to allow
sharing of certain juvenile justice records to individuals leaving the
custody of the NYC Administration for Children's Services and entering
the custody of the NYC Department of Corrections. This section also
forbids re-disclosure of these records unless allowed by law and
approval of the Department, or if said records are dated earlier than
10 years prior to the information request.
JUSTIFICATION : Accurate classification of adolescent inmates is
crucial in order for the new York City Department of Corrections (DOC)
to maintain a safe and secure environment and to provide services
tailored to adolescents' needs. Approximately 6,000 adolescents,
between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, are admitted to DOC custody
each year; approximately 250 have had at least one prior admission to
the juvenile justice system within a year prior to their DOC
admission. Adolescents are housed separately from adults and have
distinct programming needs. The adolescent population has been
disproportionately involved in incidents of violence in the jails;
while representing only 7% of the daily population, its involvement in
2015-S75 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
75
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to juvenile justice
records
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 372 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 4-c to read as follows:
4-C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE NEW YORK CITY
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES MAY RELEASE RECORDS OF ARRESTS
AND CONVICTIONS, HISTORIES OF ADMISSION TO SECURE AND NON-SECURE
DETENTION FACILITIES, AND RECORDS OF BEHAVIOR IN SUCH FACILITIES, TO THE
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION UPON ITS REQUEST, FOR ANY INDI-
VIDUAL WHO WAS FORMERLY IN THE CUSTODY OF THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINIS-
TRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES OR A PREDECESSOR AGENCY AND WHO HAS BEEN
ADMITTED INTO THE CUSTODY OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE NEW YORK CITY
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES SHALL NOT RELEASE TO THE NEW YORK
CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION ANY SUCH RECORD THAT IS DATED EARLIER THAN
TEN YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH REQUEST, EXCEPT THAT A RECORD OF
ESCAPE OR ATTEMPTED ESCAPE MAY BE RELEASED REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF
SUCH RECORD. RECORDS RELEASED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE
REDISCLOSED EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW AND UPON THE APPROVAL
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00712-01-5
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