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Senate Bill S8740

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the requirement of inmates to waive religious rights

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2019-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9702
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Cor L

2019-S8740 (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-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8740
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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