Senate Bill S4649

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4649

SPONSOR: AKSHAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the parole
board to make a verbatim record of each parole release interview or
revocation hearing within forty-five days after such interview or hear-
ing

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill requires the parole board to release a record of all release
interviews or revocation hearings within revocation hearing within
forty-five days of the interview or hearing.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 259-i of the
executive law by removing the language "except where a decision is made
to release the inmate to parole supervision" and "except when the deci-
              

sion of the presiding officer after such hearings result in a dismissal
of all charged violations of parole, conditional release or post release
supervision" and adds language "within forty-five days from such hear-
ing."

Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 259-i of the
executive law by removing the language "notwithstanding the provisions
of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the board shall provide for the
making of a verbatim record of each parole interview in" and adds
language "in all proceedings where the inmate is a detained sex offender
such as such term is defined in subdivision (g) of section 10.03 of the
mental hygiene law, the verbatim record of each parole release interview
made pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be provided to
the office of mental health."

Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Under current law, the parole board is required to provide a verbatim
record of each parole release interview, except where a decision is made
to release the inmate to parole supervision, and each preliminary and
final revocation hearing, except when the decision of the presiding
officer after such hearings result in a dismissal of all charged
violations of parole, conditional release or post release supervision.

This legislation makes the parole board hearings more transparent and
accessible by requiring the parole board to release a verbatim record
for all parole release interviews or revocation hearings within 45 days
of the interview or hearing.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.