Assembly Bill A5548

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to translation services for inmates appearing before the parole board

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S992 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2015-A5548 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S992
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง259-e & 259-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8447, S7561

2015-A5548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the provision of translation services for inmates appearing before the parole board.

2015-A5548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5548

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SEPULVEDA, ROZIC, MOSLEY, RIVERA, TITONE, GOTT-
  FRIED, STECK, CRESPO, O'DONNELL, MOYA, RAMOS, COLTON,  JAFFEE,  ROSEN-
  THAL,  PERRY  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BROOK-KRASNY,
  CAHILL, HIKIND, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to translation services
  for inmates appearing before the parole board

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

  Section  1.  Section 259-e of the executive law, as amended by section
38-c of subpart A of part C of chapter  62  of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  S  259-e.  Institutional parole services. The department shall provide
institutional parole services. Such services shall  include  preparation
of  reports  and other data required by the state board of parole in the
exercise of  its  functions  with  respect  to  release  on  presumptive
release,  parole,  conditional  release  or  post-release supervision of
inmates.  ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETERMINE WHICH INMATES ARE
IN NEED OF A DEAF LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTERPRET-
ER, AND SHALL INFORM THE BOARD OF SUCH NEED WITHIN A  REASONABLE  PERIOD
OF  TIME  PRIOR  TO  AN  INMATE'S SCHEDULED APPEARANCE BEFORE THE BOARD.
Employees of the department who  collect  data,  interview  inmates  and
prepare  reports for the state board of parole in institutions under the
jurisdiction of the department shall work under the  direct  supervision
of  the  deputy  commissioner  of  the  department  in charge of program
services. Data and reports submitted to  the  board  shall  address  the
statutory factors to be considered by the board pursuant to the relevant
provisions of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this article.
  S  2.  Section  259-i  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05904-01-5

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