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Assembly Bill A5670

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Commences a study on how to enhance safety and maximize efficiency throughout the department of corrections

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2019-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §45, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11188
2011-2012: A3688
2013-2014: A6008
2015-2016: A5286
2017-2018: A5162

2019-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Commences a study on how to enhance safety and maximize efficiency throughout the department of corrections and community supervision; requires written report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly of its findings, conclusions and recommendations; such report shall be made available to the public.

2019-A5670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5670
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GIGLIO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, LAWRENCE, MIKULIN,
   MORINELLO, SAYEGH, SMITH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DiPIETRO --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to commencing a study on
   how to enhance safety and maximize efficiency throughout  the  depart-
   ment  of  corrections; 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. Section 45 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  CONDUCT  A  COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON HOW TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND
 MAXIMIZE  EFFICIENCIES  THROUGHOUT  THE  DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  STUDY  SHALL
 INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO: DETERMINING THE MOST ACCURATE WAY TO
 REPORT PRISON PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY DATA; ASSESSING THE CURRENT  PRAC-
 TICE  OF  COUNTING TEMPORARY, INFIRMARY AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNIT BEDS AS
 PERMANENT BEDS; EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY AND COST  OF  ELIMINATING  THE
 PRACTICE  OF  DOUBLE BUNKING; ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE INMATE-TO-OFFICER
 STAFFING RATIOS TO REDUCE PRISON VIOLENCE  AND  THE  NUMBER  OF  UNUSUAL
 INCIDENTS;  REVIEWING  THE  RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATION IN ALBANY
 AND  VERIFYING  THE  NECESSITY  OF  THESE  POSITIONS;  EVALUATING  WHICH
 SERVICES  AND PROGRAMS THE HUBS CAN ADMINISTER AND DETERMINING THE SCOPE
 OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EACH ADMINISTRATOR; AND  EXAMINING  STATE-FUNDED
 HOUSING  AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS ALLEGEDLY PROVIDED TO SUPERINTENDENTS
 AND ADMINISTRATORS AND DETERMINE WHETHER  OR  NOT  THE  PRACTICE  SHOULD
 CONTINUE.
   (B)  COLLECT  AND  DISSEMINATE  STATISTICAL  AND OTHER INFORMATION AND
 UNDERTAKE RESEARCH, STUDIES, AND ANALYSIS, THROUGH THE PERSONNEL OF  THE
 COMMISSION  OR  IN COOPERATION WITH ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCY THAT IS
 DEEMED NECESSARY FOR CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06956-01-9

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