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Assembly Bill A9702

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the requirement of inmates to waive religious rights

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2019-A9702 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8740
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Cor L

2019-A9702 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of corrections and community supervision from promulgating policy to require inmates to waive religious rights in order to participate in inmate programs.

2019-A9702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9702
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to prohibiting the
   commissioner of corrections and community supervision from  promulgat-
   ing  policy  to  require inmates to waive religious rights in order to
   participate in inmate programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAKE OR PROMULGATE ANY POLICY AND/OR
 REGULATION REQUIRING AN INMATE TO WAIVE ANY RELIGIOUS RIGHT,  INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAILY PRAYER AS A CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANY
 INMATE  PROGRAM  INCLUDING ANY SUCH PROGRAM DEVELOPED AND/OR IMPLEMENTED
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO, THE SHOCK PROGRAM AND THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAM.
   (B)  UPON REQUEST, INMATES SHALL BE GRANTED EXEMPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES,
 INCLUDING  JOBS,  THAT  COINCIDE  WITH  THE  SABBATH  AND   OTHER   WORK
 PROSCRIPTION DAYS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE RELIGIOUS CALENDAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14894-01-0

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