Assembly Actions -
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May 06, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes |
May 15, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S5264
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S5264 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A556
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง2.10, CP L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7293, A9904
2015-2016: A3623
2017-2018: A6417
2019-2020: A4694
2021-2022: A4831
2023-2024: A5250
2013-S5264 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5264 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to retaining peace officer status for parole officers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to retaining peace officer status for parole officers in prison facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation amends Subdivision 23 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law by adding the following: and offender rehabilitation coordinators whose job functions include the following: assigned to one 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 recommendations 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. JUSTIFICATION: Recently, the State Department of Civil Service approved a new policy that changed the title of prison facility parole officers to offender rehabilitation coordinators and removed their status as peace officers. Between 13 and 14 percent of all parole officers were affected by this combination. Incidents such as the Attica riot of 1971, when the DOCS controlled
2013-S5264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5264 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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. LBD01775-01-3
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