Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 07, 2018 |
signed chap.372 |
Nov 27, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
May 07, 2018 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.805 substituted for a8959 |
Feb 28, 2018 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 08, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.9 |
Jan 05, 2018 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7281
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S7281 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8959
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §114, Cor L; amd §2, Chap of 2017 (as proposed in S. 3498 and A. 2534)
2017-S7281 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7281 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law and a chapter of the laws of 2017 amending the correction law relating to assuring reha- bilitation programs for female inmates are equivalent to programs afforded male inmates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3498 and A. 2534, in relation to making certain technical corrections thereto PURPOSE: To amend chapter 379 of the Laws of 2017. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Provides that the Commissioner of DOCCS shall assure an array of reha- bilitation programs are provided to female inmates which are comparable to vocational, academic and industrial programs provided to male inmates.
2017-S7281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7281 I N S E N A T E January 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the correction law and a chapter of the laws of 2017 amending the correction law relating to assuring rehabilitation programs for female inmates are equivalent to programs afforded male inmates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3498 and A. 2534, in relation to making certain technical corrections thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 114 of the correction law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2017 amending the correction law relating to assuring reha- bilitation programs for female inmates are equivalent to programs afforded male inmates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3498 and A. 2534, is amended to read as follows: § 114. Rehabilitation programs for women; to be commensurate to those afforded men. [In any state correctional facility in which women are detained it shall be the duty of the warden or the chief administrative officer of such facility to assure that such women be provided equiv- alent programs of rehabilitation, including but not limited to voca- tional, academic and industrial programs, within the appropriation made therefor, as are provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state.] IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMISSIONER TO ASSURE AN ARRAY OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AMONG THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN WHICH FEMALE INMATES ARE CONFINED, WITHIN THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE THEREFOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOCATIONAL, ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE COMPARABLE TO THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO MALE INMATES DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR INCARCERATION. § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017 amending the correction law relating to assuring rehabilitation programs for female inmates are equivalent to programs afforded male inmates, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3498 and A. 2534, is amended to read as follows: § 2. This act shall take effect [on the sixtieth day] ONE YEAR after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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