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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TENNEY, MONTESANO, RAIA, KATZ, DUPREY, FINCH,
  CROUCH -- 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.
                                                           LBD07266-01-5