Senate Bill S5987

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the study of parole officer staffing

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7687 - 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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2017-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Details

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A7687
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Correctional Services

2017-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the study of the staffing of parole officers and other employees of the department assigned to community supervision; provides such study shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the number of parole officers in the field and in facilities, the number of persons released to community supervision, the caseloads assigned to parole officers, and whether such staffing is sufficient to achieve the public safety goals of the department and the reentry objectives of community supervision.

2017-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5987
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing the study of parole officer staffing; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  department  of corrections and community supervision
 shall conduct a study and issue  a  report  regarding  the  staffing  of
 parole officers and other employees of the department assigned to commu-
 nity supervision. Such study shall consider national standards and stan-
 dards  set  by  the American Correctional Association in addition to any
 other published best practices in  examining  the  adequacy  of  current
 staffing  levels.    Such  study shall include, but not be limited to, a
 review of the number of parole officers in the field and in  facilities,
 the  number  of persons released to community supervision, the caseloads
 assigned to parole officers, and whether such staffing is sufficient  to
 achieve the public safety goals of the department and the reentry objec-
 tives of community supervision pursuant to section 201 of the correction
 law.
   § 2. Six months after the effective date of this act, the commissioner
 of the department of corrections and community supervision shall deliver
 a  copy  of the report with the findings of the study conducted pursuant
 to section one of this act and any legislative recommendations he or she
 deems to be necessary to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the
 senate,  the  speaker  of the assembly, the chairman of the senate crime
 victims, crime and correction committee and the chairman of the assembly
 committee on correction.
   § 3. The commissioner of the department of corrections  and  community
 supervision  may  request, and is authorized to receive, any information
 from any state agencies that is relevant and material to the  completion
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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