NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8249

Senate Bill S8249

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 27, 2025	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2025-S8249 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8573
Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §112, Cor L

2025-S8249 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to collect and report on data from the office of special investigations regarding complaints received by such office in the previous quarter.

2025-S8249 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8249

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to reports on data
collected from the office of special investigations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This purpose of this bill is to establish data reporting requirements
for the department of correction and community supervision regarding
complaints received by its office of special investigations.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one would require that the commissioner shall collect data
regarding the number and type of complaints received by the department's
office of special investigations and shall accordingly issue a quarterly
report to the legislature with such information.  Such quarterly reports
shall also include the total number of investigations closed by the
office, total number of referrals made by the office to other agencies,

and staffing data. This section would also require that the department
issue an annual report to relevant departmental program areas on recom-
mendations made by the office and action taken in response to the recom-
mendations, in addition to the average length of time it took the office
to close an investigation by division for each correctional facility.

Section two would provide for the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is a need for greater transparency and accountability from the
Department of Correction and Community Supervision and the office of
special investigations within the department that provides oversight of
DOCCS facilities and conducts investigations within the facilities. This
bill would require that the department collect information from its
Office of Special Investigations regarding the efficacy of its investi-
gations and accordingly issue reports to relevant organizations. Such
reporting requirements would hold the office accountable and ensure that
it is performing its essential duties.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8249 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8249
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13047-01-5
 S. 8249                             2

   (III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS  CLOSED  BY  EACH  OFFICE  OF
 SPECIAL  INVESTIGATIONS UNIT OR DIVISION WITHIN THE REPORTING TIME PERI-
 OD;
   (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.

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