Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S7782
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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
2015-S7782 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง259-c, Exec L
2015-S7782 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7782 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring certain employees of the New York state department of corrections and community supervision to wear body cameras PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require every parole officer and employee of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to wear body cameras whenever they are interacting with a parolee as well as implementing the use of cameras in every official office and room in the department to record said interactions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would amend the Executive Law by adding two new subdivisions 18 and 19 to Section 259-c that would require every parole officer and employee of the department to wear body cameras with video and audio whenever they are interacting with a parolee, as well as implementing the use of cameras in every official office and room in the department to record said interactions. JUSTIFICATION : Ensuring that parole officers wear body cameras when interacting with
2015-S7782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7782 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- 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 requiring certain employees of the New York state department of corrections and communi- ty supervision to wear body cameras THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 259-c of the executive law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 18 and 19 to read as follows: 18. REQUIRE EVERY PAROLE OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS WITH VIDEO AND AUDIO WHENEVER HE OR SHE IS INTERACTING WITH A PAROLEE. 19. IMPLEMENT THE USE OF CAMERAS IN EVERY OFFICIAL OFFICE AND ROOM IN 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. LBD15360-01-6
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