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Assembly Bill A5140
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
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
2017-A5140 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §114, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A8222
2017-A5140 (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-A5140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5140 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- 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 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. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICABLE WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THAT PROGRAMS OF REHABILITATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOCATIONAL, ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS, IN ALL CORREC- TIONAL FACILITIES IN WHICH WOMEN ARE DETAINED ARE COMPARABLE TO SUCH PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO MALE INMATES AND ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST INMATES TO OBTAIN STABLE AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT UPON RELEASE. § 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. LBD05118-01-7
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