Senate Bill S8498

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Permits emergency medical parole during a time of crisis

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8498 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10770
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §259-t, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2780, A4361
2023-2024: S1969, A6483

2019-S8498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits emergency medical parole during a time of crisis to those that have a disability and who are at serious risk for death, disease or other harm due to an emergency disaster being declared provided such person has a reasonably stable living situation upon release and does not pose an unreasonable current public safety risk.

2019-S8498 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8498
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to permitting emergency
   medical parole during a time of crisis
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 259-t
 to read as follows:
   § 259-T. EMERGENCY MEDICAL PAROLE DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. 1. DURING A
 STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO-B  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 WHICH  PLACES  THE  LIVES,  HEALTH OR WELL-BEING OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN
 CUSTODY AT RISK, THE BOARD SHALL RELEASE TO COMMUNITY SUPERVISION ANYONE
 IN CUSTODY WHO HAS A DISABILITY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER AND
 WHO IS AT SERIOUS RISK FOR DEATH, DISEASE OR  OTHER  HARM  DUE  TO  SUCH
 EMERGENCY  PROVIDED SUCH PERSON HAS A REASONABLY STABLE LIVING SITUATION
 UPON RELEASE AND DOES NOT POSE AN  UNREASONABLE  CURRENT  PUBLIC  SAFETY
 RISK.
   2.  ANY  INDIVIDUAL RELEASED UNDER THESE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
 REMAIN UNDER COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, UNLESS SUCH SUPERVISION  IS  REVOKED
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-I OF
 THIS ARTICLE, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCE  OR  UNTIL  SUCH  TIME
 THAT THE COMMISSIONER DECIDES IT IS APPROPRIATE TO TERMINATE SUCH SUPER-
 VISION PURSUANT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIVE
 OF THE CORRECTION LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16590-01-0



              

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