assembly Bill A6977A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Integrates community supervision programs into an individual's schedule

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

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 08, 2022 signed chap.484
Aug 05, 2022 delivered to governor
May 24, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1140
substituted for s643a
Mar 15, 2022 referred to crime victims, crime and correction
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Mar 10, 2022 advanced to third reading cal.472
Mar 08, 2022 reported
Mar 02, 2022 print number 6977a
Mar 02, 2022 amend and recommit to correction
Jan 05, 2022 referred to correction
Apr 19, 2021 referred to correction

Co-Sponsors

A6977 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S643
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7605, S8741
2019-2020: A5104, S1698

A6977 - Summary

Relates to integrating community supervision programs into an individual's employment, educational or vocational training schedule.

A6977 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6977
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DAVILA,  WEPRIN,  JACOBSON  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to integrating community
   supervision programs into an individual's employment,  educational  or
   vocational training schedule

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 201  of  the  correction  law,  as
 added  by section 32 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of
 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   5. The department shall assist inmates eligible for  community  super-
 vision  and  [inmates]  INDIVIDUALS  who are on community supervision to
 secure employment, educational or vocational training, and housing.  ANY
 PROGRAM THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES A PERSON  ON  COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION  TO
 TAKE AS A CONDITION OF SUCH SUPERVISION SHALL NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE
 WITH SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHED-
 ULE UNLESS SUCH PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03458-01-1


Co-Sponsors

A6977A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S643
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7605, S8741
2019-2020: A5104, S1698

A6977A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to integrating community supervision programs into an individual's employment, educational or vocational training schedule.

A6977A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6977--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DAVILA,  WEPRIN,  JACOBSON  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Correction  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to integrating community
   supervision  programs  into an individual's employment, educational or
   vocational training schedule
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section 201 of the correction law, as
 amended by chapter 322 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  department shall assist incarcerated individuals eligible for
 community supervision and [incarcerated] individuals who are on communi-
 ty supervision to secure employment, educational or vocational training,
 and housing. ANY PROGRAM THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES A PERSON  ON  COMMUNITY
 SUPERVISION  TO TAKE AS A CONDITION OF SUCH SUPERVISION SHALL NOT UNREA-
 SONABLY INTERFERE WITH SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT,  EDUCATIONAL  OR  VOCA-
 TIONAL  TRAINING SCHEDULE UNLESS SUCH PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT
 PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03458-02-2