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Assembly Bill A7676

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced

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2019-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2193
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §755, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8012, S4687
2011-2012: A1874, S968
2013-2014: A5173, S3358
2015-2016: A2513, S2192
2017-2018: A1729, S3352
2021-2022: S3358
2023-2024: S1276
2025-2026: S876

2019-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced.

2019-A7676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7676
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to the manner through
   which enforcement proceedings are brought
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 755 of the correction law, as added by chapter 931
 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
   § 755. Enforcement. [1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the
 provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding  brought
 pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
   2. In relation to actions by private employers, the] THE provisions of
 this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights pursu-
 ant  to  the  powers  and procedures set forth in article fifteen of the
 executive law, and, concurrently, by the New  York  city  commission  on
 human  rights;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE RIGHT OF A PERSON  TO  PURSUE  ANY  LEGAL  REMEDY
 AVAILABLE UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW OR ANY OTHER APPLI-
 CABLE PROVISION OF LAW.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05421-01-9

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