senate Bill S497A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to crime victims, crime and correction
May 31, 2019 print number 497a
May 31, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction
Jan 09, 2019 referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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S497 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4346
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8346, A7546
2021-2022: S1415, A4231
2023-2024: A162

S497 - Summary

Relates to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole.

S497 - Sponsor Memo

S497 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   497

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime
  Victims, Crime and Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to findings of the  state
  board  of  parole  necessary  for  discretionary release of inmates on
  parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (A)  of  paragraph  (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 259-i of the executive law, as amended by  chapter  130  of  the
laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Discretionary release on parole shall [not] be granted [merely as
a reward for good conduct  or  efficient  performance  of  duties  while
confined  but  after considering if] UPON COMPLETION OF THE MINIMUM TERM
OF INCARCERATION IMPOSED BY THE SENTENCING  COURT  IF  THE  BOARD  FINDS
there  is  a reasonable probability that, if such inmate is released, he
OR SHE will live and remain at liberty without violating  the  law,  and
that his OR HER release [is not incompatible with the welfare of society
and  will  not so deprecate the seriousness of his crime as to undermine
respect for law] DOES NOT PRESENT AN UNREASONABLE CURRENT PUBLIC  SAFETY
RISK.  IF DISCRETIONARY RELEASE TO PAROLE IS NOT GRANTED AT THE INMATE'S
INITIAL PAROLE BOARD APPEARANCE, THERE SHALL BE A PRESUMPTION OF RELEASE
AT ANY SUBSEQUENT BOARD APPEARANCE ABSENT A  PREPONDERANCE  OF  EVIDENCE
THAT  THE  INMATE IS UNLIKELY TO LIVE WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LAW AND THAT
HIS OR HER RELEASE PRESENTS AN UNREASONABLE CURRENT PUBLIC SAFETY  RISK.
In  making  the parole release decision, the procedures adopted pursuant
to subdivision four of section two hundred fifty-nine-c of this  article
shall  require  that  the following be considered: (i) the institutional
record including program goals and  accomplishments,  academic  achieve-
ments,  vocational  education, training or work assignments, therapy and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Co-Sponsors

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S497A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4346
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8346, A7546
2021-2022: S1415, A4231
2023-2024: A162

S497A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole.

S497A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S497A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 497--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE,
  PARKER,  RAMOS,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, THOMAS -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee   on  Crime  Victims,  Crime  and  Correction  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to findings of the  state
  board  of  parole  necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated
  persons on parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (A)  of  paragraph  (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 259-i of the executive law, as amended by  chapter  130  of  the
laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Discretionary release on parole shall [not] be granted [merely as
a reward for good conduct  or  efficient  performance  of  duties  while
confined  but  after  considering  if  there is a reasonable probability
that, if such inmate is released, he will live  and  remain  at  liberty
without violating the law, and that his release is not incompatible with
the  welfare of society and will not so deprecate the seriousness of his
crime as to undermine  respect  for  law]  TO  ANY  INCARCERATED  PERSON
APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE, UNLESS
THE  PAROLE CASE RECORD DEMONSTRATES THERE IS A CURRENT AND UNREASONABLE
RISK THE PERSON WILL VIOLATE THE LAW IF RELEASED AND SUCH RISK CANNOT BE
MITIGATED BY PAROLE SUPERVISION. In making the parole release  decision,
the  procedures  adopted  pursuant  to  subdivision  four of section two
hundred fifty-nine-c of this article shall require that the following be
considered: (i) the institutional record  including  program  goals  and
accomplishments,  academic  achievements, vocational education, training
or work assignments, therapy and interactions with staff  and  [inmates]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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