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Assembly Bill A7676

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to making telephone services available for the deaf in every state and local correctional facility

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2017-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §623, Cor L

2017-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making telephone services available for the deaf and those hard of hearing in every state and local correctional facility in order to communicate with friends, family and attorneys.

2017-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7676
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to making telephone
   services available for the deaf in every state and local  correctional
   facility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 623 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, OR ANY
 OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL  LAW,  EVERY  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  SHALL  MAKE AVAILABLE TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR THE
 DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT INMATES WHO ARE DEAF  OR
 HARD  OF HEARING ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ATTOR-
 NEYS. EQUIPMENT PROCURED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
 PERIODICALLY  UPDATED  TO  ENSURE  THAT SUCH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED USING
 REASONABLY CURRENT TECHNOLOGY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11517-01-7

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