Assembly Bill A7658B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing voice communication service to incarcerated people in state correctional facilities at no cost

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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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2019-A7658 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §623, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3096, A3402
2023-2024: A2164
2025-2026: A2266

2019-A7658 - Summary

Relates to providing voice communication service to incarcerated people in state correctional facilities at no cost; requires agencies charged with the operation and management of state correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities to provide persons in their custody with voice communication service at a minimum of 90 minutes per day.

2019-A7658 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7658
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  providing  telephone
   service to inmates at no cost
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 623  of  the  correction
 law, as added by chapter 240 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1.  Telephone  services  contracts  for  inmates in state correctional
 facilities shall be subject to the procurement provisions as  set  forth
 in article eleven of the state finance law [provided, however, that when
 determining  the best value of such telephone service, the lowest possi-
 ble cost to the telephone user shall be emphasized].
   2. The department shall [make available either a "prepaid" or "collect
 call" system, or a combination thereof, for telephone service. Under the
 "prepaid" system, funds may be deposited into an account in order to pay
 for station-to-station calls, provided that nothing in this  subdivision
 shall  require the department to provide or administer a prepaid system.
 Under a "collect call" system, call recipients are billed for  the  cost
 of  an  accepted  telephone  call  initiated  by  an  inmate. Under such
 "collect call" system, the provider of inmate telephone service,  as  an
 additional  means  of payment, must permit the recipient of inmate calls
 to establish an account with such provider in order to deposit funds  to
 pay  for  such  collect  calls in advance] PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICES TO
 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CORRECTIONAL FACILI-
 TIES AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUALS OR THE RECEIVING PARTIES FOR DOMESTIC
 TELEPHONE CALLS.
   3. The department shall not accept or receive revenue  [in  excess  of
 its  reasonable  operating cost] for establishing and administering such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11453-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-A7658A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §623, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3096, A3402
2023-2024: A2164
2025-2026: A2266

2019-A7658A - Summary

Relates to providing voice communication service to incarcerated people in state correctional facilities at no cost; requires agencies charged with the operation and management of state correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities to provide persons in their custody with voice communication service at a minimum of 90 minutes per day.

2019-A7658A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7658--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. EPSTEIN, MOSLEY, QUART, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Correction  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to providing voice
   communication service to incarcerated people at no cost
 
   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, as added by chapter 240
 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   § 623. [Inmate telephone] VOICE COMMUNICATION services FOR INCARCERAT-
 ED PEOPLE.
   1. [Telephone] VOICE COMMUNICATION services  contracts  for  [inmates]
 INCARCERATED PEOPLE in state correctional facilities shall be subject to
 the  procurement  provisions as set forth in article eleven of the state
 finance law [provided, however, that when determining the best value  of
 such  telephone  service, the lowest possible cost to the telephone user
 shall be emphasized].
   2. [The department shall make available either a "prepaid" or "collect
 call" system, or a combination thereof, for telephone service. Under the
 "prepaid" system, funds may be deposited into an account in order to pay
 for station-to-station calls, provided that nothing in this  subdivision
 shall  require the department to provide or administer a prepaid system.
 Under a "collect call" system, call recipients are billed for  the  cost
 of  an  accepted  telephone  call  initiated  by  an  inmate. Under such
 "collect call" system, the provider of inmate telephone service,  as  an
 additional  means  of payment, must permit the recipient of inmate calls
 to establish an account with such provider in order to deposit funds  to
 pay  for such collect calls in advance] STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES CHARGED
 WITH THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2019-A7658B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §623, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3096, A3402
2023-2024: A2164
2025-2026: A2266

2019-A7658B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing voice communication service to incarcerated people in state correctional facilities at no cost; requires agencies charged with the operation and management of state correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities to provide persons in their custody with voice communication service at a minimum of 90 minutes per day.

2019-A7658B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7658--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. EPSTEIN, MOSLEY, QUART, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Correction  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction  law,  in  relation  to  providing  voice
   communication  service  to  incarcerated  people in state correctional
   facilities at no cost
 
   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, as added by chapter 240
 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   § 623. [Inmate telephone] VOICE COMMUNICATION services FOR INCARCERAT-
 ED PEOPLE IN THE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
   1. [Telephone] VOICE COMMUNICATION services  contracts  for  [inmates]
 INCARCERATED PEOPLE in state correctional facilities shall be subject to
 the  procurement  provisions as set forth in article eleven of the state
 finance law [provided, however, that when determining the best value  of
 such  telephone  service, the lowest possible cost to the telephone user
 shall be emphasized].
   2. [The department shall make available either a "prepaid" or "collect
 call" system, or a combination thereof, for telephone service. Under the
 "prepaid" system, funds may be deposited into an account in order to pay
 for station-to-station calls, provided that nothing in this  subdivision
 shall  require the department to provide or administer a prepaid system.
 Under a "collect call" system, call recipients are billed for  the  cost
 of  an  accepted  telephone  call  initiated  by  an  inmate. Under such
 "collect call" system, the provider of inmate telephone service,  as  an
 additional  means  of payment, must permit the recipient of inmate calls
 to establish an account with such provider in order to deposit funds  to

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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