Senate Bill S2188

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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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2023-S2188 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2820
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §77, amd §78, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7229, A8022

2023-S2188 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the role of the department of corrections and community supervision in planning and facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated individuals to the community.

2023-S2188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2188
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, KAVANAGH, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- 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 correction law, in  relation  to  the  role  of  the
   department  of  corrections  and community supervision in planning and
   facilitating the discharge or release of incarcerated  individuals  to
   the community
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 77 to
 read as follows:
   § 77. DISCHARGE PLANS. 1. (A) PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OR DISCHARGE OF  AN
 INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  FROM  A  CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLAN FOR SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.  SUCH
 PLAN  SHALL  INCLUDE PLANNING FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS,
 MEDICAL  CARE,  HOUSING,  EMPLOYMENT  AND  ANY  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER
 SERVICES.  SUCH  DISCHARGE  PLAN  SHALL BE PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH
 NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH INCARCERATED  INDIVID-
 UAL  TO ENSURE THE COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLAN IS APPROPRIATE AND WELL-
 COORDINATED. NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR  TO  RELEASE  OR  DISCHARGE,
 SUCH DISCHARGE PLAN SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL FOR
 WHOM  IT  WAS  PREPARED AND TO THE NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS THAT ASSISTED IN
 ITS PREPARATION. THE DISCHARGE PLAN AND  ALL  COORDINATED  SERVICES  ARE
 VOLUNTARY  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY LAW. ANY PERSONAL IDENTIFYING
 INFORMATION SHARED WITH PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE THE  DISCHARGE  PLANNING
 AND  RELEVANT SERVICES SHALL BE SHARED ONLY WITH THE INFORMED AND VOLUN-
 TARY WRITTEN  CONSENT  OF  THE  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  FOR  WHOM  THE
 DISCHARGE PLAN IS PREPARED.
   (B)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL BEGIN PREPARING THE PLAN REQUIRED BY PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION NO LATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO  AN
 INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL'S  RELEASE  OR  DISCHARGE  FROM  A CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY AND SHALL COMPLETE THE PLAN NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS  PRIOR  TO
 SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RELEASE OR DISCHARGE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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