Senate Bill S2728

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement

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  • 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-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2331
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
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
2013-2014: S2399, A2733
2017-2018: S3378

2015-S2728 (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.

2015-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2728 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2728

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, FUNKE, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  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.
                                                           LBD03460-01-5

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