Assembly Bill A769

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of inmates released from correctional facilities; appropriation

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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-A769 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9255
2019-2020: A1764
2021-2022: A3452, A9843
2023-2024: A830

2017-A769 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of inmates released from correctional facilities; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

2017-A769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    769
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study  and  investigate
   issues affecting reentry of inmates released from correctional facili-
   ties;  making  an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York
 state criminal justice commission on reentry (hereinafter "commission"),
 is hereby created to study issues, including  relevant  statutes,  regu-
 lations  and  existing  programs involving reentry and re-integration of
 inmates released from  state  and  local  correctional  facilities.  The
 commission shall investigate all factors that impede successful re-inte-
 gration  into  society  and obviate the concept of a second chance.  The
 commission shall analyze the impact of existing policies  on  successful
 reentry, identify specific obstacles to re-integration and compare poli-
 cies  of this state to those of other states and the federal government.
 The commission shall collect data from state and  federal  agencies  and
 may analyze any current research deemed relevant and appropriate.
   §  2.  a. The commission shall consist of eighteen members as follows:
 three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly;  three
 members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two
 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and two
 members  shall  be  appointed  by  the  minority leader of the assembly.
 Members so appointed shall be representative of community based  provid-
 ers of employment, education, housing and other services needed by indi-
 viduals  returning  to  society from prison, criminal justice advocates,
 and academic professionals in the field of criminal justice. The remain-
 ing members shall be the heads of the following departments or  agencies
 or  their respective designees: the department of corrections and commu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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