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Senate Bill S209
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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
2015-S209 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง259-i, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1209
2013-2014: S987
2015-S209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S209 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to inmate requests to reschedule a parole hearing PURPOSE : Requires inmates incarcerated for a class A-1 felony, requesting a delay of their parole hearing, to submit such request to the state board of parole in order to prevent "shopping" for sympathetic parole commissioners. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 259-i of the executive law is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as: No delay or rescheduling of an interview scheduled pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be granted upon the request of an inmate who is incarcerated by reason of a conviction of a class A-1 felony, unless, not less than ten days prior to the scheduled interview, such inmate shall have submitted a request therefore in writing to the state board of parole stating the reason for such request and the state board shall have approved the request for good cause shown. However, if unforeseen circumstances arises within the ten day period, a written request can be made by an employee of the facility on behalf of an inmate to reschedule the interview to a future date with the same
2015-S209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 209 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to inmate requests to reschedule a parole hearing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 259-i of the executive law is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows: (A-1) NO DELAY OR RESCHEDULING OF AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GRANTED UPON THE REQUEST OF AN INMATE WHO IS INCARCERATED BY REASON OF A CONVICTION OF A CLASS A-I FELONY, UNLESS, NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW, SUCH INMATE SHALL HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST THEREFOR IN WRITING TO THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE STATING THE REASON FOR SUCH REQUEST AND THE STATE BOARD SHALL HAVE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. SHOULD EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED INTERVIEW, BUT AFTER THE TEN DAY PERIOD, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHERE THE INMATE IS INCARCERATED MAY, ON BEHALF OF THE INMATE, REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE THE INTERVIEW BASED UPON GOOD CAUSE NOT KNOWN TEN DAYS PRIOR. IF SUCH REQUEST IS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD, SUCH INTERVIEW SHALL BE RESCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DATE THAT THE SAME ASSIGNED PAROLE BOARD MEMBER WILL BE RETURNING TO THAT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be amended, added and/or repealed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02156-01-5
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