Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
approval memo.8 signed chap.379 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.75 substituted for a2534 |
Jun 19, 2017 |
substituted by s3498 |
May 23, 2017 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.75 rules report cal.75 reported reported referred to rules |
Mar 22, 2017 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 20, 2017 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A2534
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3498 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
Michael Blake
Nicole Malliotakis
2017-A2534 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A2534 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides that such rehabilitation programs shall include, but not be limited to, vocational, academic and industrial programs.
2017-A2534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2534 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to assuring rehabili- tation programs for female inmates are equivalent to programs afforded male inmates 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 114 to read as follows: § 114. REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN; TO BE COMMENSURATE TO THOSE AFFORDED MEN. IN ANY STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN WHICH WOMEN ARE DETAINED IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE WARDEN OR THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF SUCH FACILITY TO ASSURE THAT SUCH WOMEN BE PROVIDED EQUIV- ALENT PROGRAMS OF REHABILITATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOCA- TIONAL, ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS, WITHIN THE APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR, AS ARE PROVIDED TO MALE INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of corrections and community supervision is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05038-01-7
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