Assembly Bill A8573

                             
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                                   8573
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 21, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law,  in  relation  to  reports  on  data
   collected from the office of special investigations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COLLECT DATA FROM THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL
 INVESTIGATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND  THE
 GOVERNOR  REGARDING  COMPLAINTS  RECEIVED  THE  PREVIOUS  QUARTER BY THE
 OFFICE. FOR THE REPORT PERIOD, SUCH DATA AND REPORT SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AND UNCONFIRMED COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE
 OFFICE  OF  SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS CATEGORIZED BY FACILITY THE COMPLAINT
 ORIGINATED FROM, COMPLAINT TYPE OR ALLEGATION, SUBJECT OF THE  COMPLAINT
 (I.E.  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL,  SECURITY  STAFF,  CIVILIAN  STAFF,  OR
 OTHER), AND HOW THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE;
   (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS: ASSIGNED FOR AN INVESTIGATION  BY
 THE  OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS; ASSIGNED TO EACH DIVISION OR UNIT
 WITHIN THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS; REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE
 CENTRAL OFFICE DIVISION HEAD; REFERRED TO A FACILITY  SUPERINTENDENT  OR
 COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION  BUREAU  CHIEF  FOR  INVESTIGATION; REFERRED TO A
 FACILITY SUPERINTENDENT OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION BUREAU CHIEF FOR  OTHER
 APPROPRIATE  ACTION;  AND  REFERRED TO A STATE, LOCAL, OR FEDERAL AGENCY
 WITH JURISDICTION. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE THE  FACILITY  THE  COMPLAINT
 ORIGINATED FROM AND THE COMPLAINT TYPE OR ALLEGATION;
   (III)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  INVESTIGATIONS CLOSED BY EACH OFFICE OF
 SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT OR DIVISION WITHIN THE REPORTING TIME  PERI-
 OD;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFERRALS FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. SUCH DATA
 SHALL  INCLUDE THE FACILITY THE COMPLAINT ORIGINATED FROM, THE COMPLAINT
 TYPE OR ALLEGATION, AND THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPLAINT (I.E.  INCARCERATED
 INDIVIDUAL, SECURITY STAFF, CIVILIAN STAFF, OR OTHER);
   (V)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF LABOR
 RELATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY  CHARGES  INCLUDING
 WHICH FACILITY THE REFERRAL ORIGINATED FROM; AND
   (VI)  OFFICE   OF   SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS STAFFING DATA INCLUDING THE
 TOTAL NUMBER OF STAFF, POSITION TYPE, AND NUMBER OF OPEN POSITIONS.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF  TIME
 TO  CLOSE  AN  INVESTIGATION  BY  THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION BY
 DIVISION FOR EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE  BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  SPECIAL  INVESTIGATIONS  TO  THE  RELEVANT DEPARTMENTAL
 PROGRAM AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A REVISION TO A POLICY OR  PROCEDURE.
 SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  CATEGORIZE  SUCH  RECOMMENDATIONS  BY FACILITY, THE
 NATURE OF THE RECOMMENDATION, AND ANY ACTION TAKEN IN  RESPONSE  TO  THE
 RECOMMENDATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.