Assembly Bill A7419

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires correction officers to undergo a psychological screening on a biannual basis

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7419 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §22-b, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A8360

2017-A7419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires correction officers to undergo a psychological screening on a biannual basis.

2017-A7419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7419
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITONE, RIVERA, HOOPER, RICHARDSON, ABINANTI,
   HYNDMAN, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MAGEE, SIMON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in  relation  to  the  psychological
   evaluation of correction officers

   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  22-b
 to read as follows:
   §  22-B.  PSYCHOLOGICAL  EVALUATIONS.  1.  EVERY  PERSON EMPLOYED AS A
 CORRECTION OFFICER SHALL SUBMIT TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING ON A  BIAN-
 NUAL  BASIS. PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY A PSYCHOLOGIST LICENSED
 UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE  AS  SUFFERING  FROM  PSYCHOTIC  DISORDERS,
 SERIOUS  CHARACTER  DISORDERS,  OR  OTHER  DISORDERS  WHICH COULD HINDER
 PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB SHALL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE WORKING AS
 A CORRECTION OFFICER AND SHALL BE PLACED ON MEDICAL LEAVE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  MENTAL
 HEALTH,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A PROCESS ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH A PERSON WHO
 HAS BEEN DEEMED PSYCHOLOGICALLY INELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE AS  A  CORRECTION
 OFFICER.  SUCH  PROCESS MAY INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS MEDICATION, REHABILI-
 TATION, LENGTH OF MEDICAL LEAVE, OR THE  TERMINATION  OF  SUCH  PERSON'S
 EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
   3.  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN ANY COLLEC-
 TIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO, ALTERED, OR AMENDED, ON OR AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. FAILURE TO INCLUDE THIS LANGUAGE  IN
 SUCH  AGREEMENTS  SHALL  NOT NEGATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION, BUT
 MUST BE INCLUDED AS AN APPENDIX TO  SUCH  AGREEMENT  OR  SUCH  AGREEMENT
 SHALL BE DEEMED NULL AND VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11016-01-7

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