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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. TENNEY, MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  retaining
  peace officer status for parole officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2.10 of  the  criminal  procedure
law,  as  amended  by section 70 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  23.  Parole  officers  or  warrant  officers  in  the  department   of
corrections  and community supervision AND OFFENDER REHABILITATION COOR-
DINATORS WHOSE JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ASSIGNED TO  ONE  OR
MORE  OF  THE  STATE'S  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES; PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO AN
ASSIGNED CASELOAD OF INMATES AND ASSESS NEEDS, PREPARE EVALUATIONS,  AND
PREPARE  ELIGIBLE INMATES FOR RELEASE INTO THE COMMUNITY; MAKE RECOMMEN-
DATIONS TO THE BOARD OF PAROLE REGARDING INMATE'S READINESS FOR RELEASE;
PERFORM BOTH SOCIAL WORK AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS; TRAINED  IN  USE
OF FIREARMS, HANDLE AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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