Assembly Bill A6710

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions closest to their children's home

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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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2019-A6710 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S724
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §72-c, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8846, S6077
2013-2014: A7191, S2341
2015-2016: A238, S1016
2017-2018: A1272, S3727

2019-A6710 - Summary

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.

2019-A6710 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6710
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, BARRETT, BLAKE, DAVILA,
   FAHY, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, PERRY, L. ROSENTHAL, DE LA ROSA,  SIMON,  WEPRIN
   --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the depart-
   ment of corrections and community supervision  to  place  incarcerated
   parents  at  correctional institutions and facilities closest to their
   children's home
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 72-c
 to read as follows:
   § 72-C. PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN.    1.  IN  DETERMINING
 PLACEMENT  FOR A PERSON IN CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHENEVER PRACTICA-
 BLE THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PLACE SUCH PERSON IN THE CORRECTIONAL  INSTI-
 TUTION  OR FACILITY WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE PRIMARY
 PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF SUCH PERSON'S MINOR CHILD OR CHILDREN  AS  DEFINED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-ONE  OF  SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH PLACEMENT  IS  SUITABLE  AND  APPROPRIATE  AND  WOULD
 FACILITATE INCREASED CONTACT BETWEEN SUCH PERSON AND HIS OR HER CHILD OR
 CHILDREN AND IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF SUCH CHILD OR CHILDREN.
   2. TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER SUCH PLACEMENT IS IN THE BEST
 INTEREST  OF SUCH CHILD OR CHILDREN, PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR ASSESS-
 ING SUCH PLACEMENT SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN  CONSULTATION
 WITH  THE  OFFICE  OF  PROBATION  AND  CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES AND THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. IF SUCH PERSON HAS MORE THAN ONE
 CHILD, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE A SEPARATE DETERMINATION FOR EACH INDI-
 VIDUAL CHILD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2019-A6710A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S724
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §72-c, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8846, S6077
2013-2014: A7191, S2341
2015-2016: A238, S1016
2017-2018: A1272, S3727

2019-A6710A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.

2019-A6710A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6710--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC, CRESPO, GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, BARRETT, BLAKE,
   DAVILA, FAHY, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, PERRY, L. ROSENTHAL, DE LA ROSA,  SIMON,
   WEPRIN,  QUART,  DenDEKKER,  CRUZ,  D'URSO,  COLTON,  ORTIZ,  DICKENS,
   RIVERA, SAYEGH, HYNDMAN,  COOK,  GLICK,  REYES,  WILLIAMS,  McDONOUGH,
   ABINANTI,  WRIGHT,  FERNANDEZ,  RAYNOR,  JEAN-PIERRE, TAYLOR, ASHBY --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ARROYO,  EPSTEIN  --  read  once  and
   referred  to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the depart-
   ment  of  corrections  and community supervision to place incarcerated
   parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest  to  their
   children's home
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section  72-c
 to read as follows:
   §  72-C.  PLACEMENT  OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN.   1. IN DETERMINING
 PLACEMENT FOR A PERSON IN CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHENEVER  PRACTICA-
 BLE  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PLACE SUCH PERSON IN THE CORRECTIONAL INSTI-
 TUTION OR FACILITY WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE  PRIMARY
 PLACE  OF  RESIDENCE OF SUCH PERSON'S MINOR CHILD OR CHILDREN AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW,
 PROVIDED  THAT SUCH PLACEMENT IS SUITABLE AND APPROPRIATE, WOULD FACILI-
 TATE INCREASED CONTACT BETWEEN SUCH PERSON AND HIS OR HER CHILD OR CHIL-
 DREN, IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF SUCH CHILD OR CHILDREN, AND THE  INCAR-
 CERATED PARENT GIVES HIS OR HER CONSENT TO SUCH PLACEMENT.
   2. TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHER SUCH PLACEMENT IS IN THE BEST
 INTEREST  OF SUCH CHILD OR CHILDREN, PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR ASSESS-
 ING SUCH PLACEMENT SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN  CONSULTATION
 WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. IF SUCH PERSON HAS MORE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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