Senate Bill S2399

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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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2013-S2399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2733
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง10.09 & 10.11, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3533, A1115
2011-2012: S1199, A1087, A8914
2015-2016: S2728, A2331
2017-2018: S3378

2013-S2399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement including supervision, electronic monitoring, appropriate clothing, transportation, medication and a service plan.

2013-S2399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2399

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health
  and Developmental Disabilities

AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing addi-
  tional discharge  planning  for  persons  being  released  from  civil
  confinement

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

  Section 1. Section 10.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  IF  THE COURT DISCHARGES THE RESPONDENT FROM CONFINEMENT THEN THE
COURT SHALL ORDER THE DIRECTOR  OF  THE  SECURE  TREATMENT  FACILITY  TO
PREPARE  A DISCHARGE PLAN. SUCH PLAN SHALL ENSURE THAT THE RESPONDENT IS
DISCHARGED TO HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE PRIOR TO THE CONVICTION  OR
COMMITMENT, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH SUPERVISION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE USE
OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE TRACKING FOR AN
APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COURT. THE RESPONDENT
SHALL BE PROVIDED SUITABLE CLOTHING ADAPTED TO THE SEASON IN WHICH HE OR
SHE  IS DISCHARGED AND SUCH CLOTHING SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS
IN VALUE. SUCH PLAN SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SUCH  RESI-
DENCE  AND INCLUDE REFERRAL TO ANY SERVICES WHICH THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS
APPROPRIATE IN THE COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE, INCLUDING MEDICATION,  AFTER-
CARE  SERVICES  AND ASSISTANCE IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING DISCHARGE
AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 29.15 OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. Section 10.11 of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) IF THE COURT DISCHARGES THE RESPONDENT FROM THE REGIMEN OF  STRICT
AND INTENSIVE SUPERVISION THEN THE COURT SHALL ORDER THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SECURE  TREATMENT  FACILITY TO PREPARE A DISCHARGE PLAN. SUCH PLAN SHALL
ENSURE THAT THE RESPONDENT IS DISCHARGED TO HIS OR HER COUNTY  OF  RESI-
DENCE PRIOR TO THE CONVICTION OR COMMITMENT, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH SUPER-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06448-01-3

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