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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to correction |
Jan 14, 2019 | referred to correction |
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Anthony D'Urso
Peter Abbate
Al Taylor
Jose Rivera
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William A. Barclay
Stephen Hawley
Brian Manktelow
A930 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 930 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES, D'URSO, ABBATE, TAYLOR, RIVERA, LUPARDO, GIGLIO, PALMESANO, GOTTFRIED, COOK, ARROYO, WALSH, WEPRIN, FRIEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the prohibition of double-bunked housing in correctional facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 607 to read as follows: § 607. PROHIBITION OF DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUSING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUSING" SHALL MEAN THE PRACTICE OF INMATE HOUS- ING WHERE BUNK BEDS ARE USED IN A DORMITORY SETTING, WITH INMATES RESID- ING IN AN OPEN SPACE AND SLEEPING ON BUNK BEDS. 2. UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROHIB- ITED FROM HOUSING INMATES USING DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUSING PRACTICES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. ANY INMATES HOUSED IN SUCH DOUBLE-BUNKED HOUS- ING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MOVED TO OTHER HOUS- ING ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED THAT SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NOT LOCATED IN A MORE RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNIT OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY UNLESS OTHER- WISE APPROPRIATE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE OR REPEAL ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION. § 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. LBD02991-01-9