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Assembly Bill A7016A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation

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2017-A7016 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5693
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S731
2021-2022: S4956
2023-2024: S1578
2025-2026: S3830

2017-A7016 - Summary

Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.

2017-A7016 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7016
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. DE LA ROSA, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to available transporta-
   tion for correction facility visitation
 
   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 follow:
   § 114. VISITOR TRANSPORTATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INMATE VISITING
 PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  FOR  VISITORS  TO
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT NO LESS THAN BIMONTHLY,
 AT NO COST TO VISITORS. TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM  THE  CITY
 OF  NEW YORK, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE AND ALBANY TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. INFORMATION CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, AND SHALL BE  AVAIL-
 ABLE  FROM  THE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER  DESIGNATED,  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS ARTICLE. NOTICE OF AVAILABLE  TRANSPORTA-
 TION  SHALL BE PROVIDED TO INMATES UPON RECEPTION AND UPON TRANSFER TO A
 NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10801-01-7

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2017-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5693
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §138-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S731
2021-2022: S4956
2023-2024: S1578
2025-2026: S3830

2017-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.

2017-A7016A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7016--A
                                                         Cal. No. 493
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DE LA ROSA, WEPRIN, SEPULVEDA, DICKENS, ORTIZ,
   MOSLEY, NIOU,  BARRON,  RICHARDSON,  RIVERA,  DAVILA,  WALKER,  ROZIC,
   BLAKE,  D'URSO, BICHOTTE, HARRIS, CRESPO, PEOPLES-STOKES, SIMON, COOK,
   GOTTFRIED, COLTON, JOYNER, HYNDMAN, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored  by
   --  M.  of  A.    WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Correction  --  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to available transporta-
   tion for correction facility visitation
 
   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 138-b
 to read as follow:
   § 138-B. VISITOR TRANSPORTATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INMATE VISIT-
 ING PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR VISITORS TO
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT NO LESS THAN  BIMONTHLY,
 AT  NO  COST TO VISITORS. TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE AND ALBANY TO CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. INFORMATION CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION
 SHALL  BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, AND SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE FROM THE TELEPHONE  NUMBER  DESIGNATED,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS ARTICLE. NOTICE OF AVAILABLE TRANSPORTA-
 TION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO INMATES UPON RECEPTION AND UPON TRANSFER TO  A
 NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10801-02-8

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