Senate Bill S8150A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission relating to local correctional facilities in upstate New York

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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-S8150 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7959
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2169, A4373
2021-2022: A8912
2023-2024: A6482

2017-S8150 - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission relating to local correctional facilities in upstate New York; emphasis shall be placed on medical and mental health care, overcrowding, inmate deaths, use of force, restraints, and all segregation and confinement practices and solitary confinement.

2017-S8150 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8150 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8150
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT creating a temporary state commission relating to  local  correc-
   tional facilities in upstate New York; 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 is hereby created to study and
 make recommendations relating to local correctional  facilities  located
 outside  of  the boundaries of a city with a population of more than one
 million people. The commission will place particular emphasis on medical
 and mental health care, overcrowding, inmate deaths, use  of  force  and
 solitary confinement, but will not be restricted to those topics.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
 follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
 by  the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader
 of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
 and one by the minority leader of the  assembly.  The  members  of  such
 commission  shall  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the official making the
 appointment of such member. Of the five members appointed by the  gover-
 nor,  none  shall  be an elected official or current employee of a local
 correctional facility or other branch of county government, one shall be
 from the state commission of correction and one shall be from Disability
 Rights New York. The remaining  nine  members  of  the  commission  must
 reside  in  counties under the purview of this commission.  Vacancies in
 the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner  provided
 for  original  appointments.  Membership  on  the  commission  shall not
 constitute a public office. The governor shall appoint the chair of  the
 commission.
   §  3.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
   § 4. The members of the commission shall be given unrestricted  access
 to all local correctional facilities in the state, including the ability
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S8150A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7959
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2169, A4373
2021-2022: A8912
2023-2024: A6482

2017-S8150A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission relating to local correctional facilities in upstate New York; emphasis shall be placed on medical and mental health care, overcrowding, inmate deaths, use of force, restraints, and all segregation and confinement practices and solitary confinement.

2017-S8150A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8150A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8150--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  creating a temporary state commission relating to local correc-
   tional facilities in upstate New York; 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 is hereby created to study and
 make  recommendations  relating to local correctional facilities located
 outside of the boundaries of a city with a population of more  than  one
 million people. The commission will place particular emphasis on medical
 and mental health care (including the use of private contractors), over-
 crowding,  inmate  deaths, use of force, restraints, and all segregation
 and confinement practices and solitary  confinement,  but  will  not  be
 restricted to those topics.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
 follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
 by  the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader
 of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
 and one by the minority leader of the  assembly.  The  members  of  such
 commission  shall  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the official making the
 appointment of such member. Of the five members appointed by the  gover-
 nor,  none  shall  be an elected official or current employee of a local
 correctional facility or other branch of county government, one shall be
 from the state commission of correction and one shall be from Disability
 Rights New York. The remaining  nine  members  of  the  commission  must
 reside  in  counties under the purview of this commission.  Vacancies in
 the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner  provided
 for  original  appointments.  Membership  on  the  commission  shall not
 constitute a public office. The governor shall appoint the chair of  the
 commission.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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