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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S2559
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S2559 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §832, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S7481
2017-2018: S4032
2021-2022: S3356
2023-2024: S1238
2019-S2559 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2559 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to caseload relief PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to establish "case caps" for indigent defense services throughout the State of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill provides for Caseload relief to develop and imple- ment a written plan that establishes numerical caseload/workload stand- ards for each provider of constitutionally mandated publicly funded representation in criminal cases for people who are unable to afford counsel, provided that annual individual numerical caseload/workload standards may not exceed three hundred sixty-seven misdemeanors or one hundred thirty-eight felonies, with each felony counting as two and sixty-six hundredths misdemeanors in mixed caseloads.
2019-S2559 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2559 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, COMRIE, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to caseload relief THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 832 of the exec- utive law, as added by section 12 of part VVV of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: (b) Caseload relief. Develop and implement a written plan that estab- lishes numerical caseload/workload standards for each provider of constitutionally mandated publicly funded representation in criminal cases for people who are unable to afford counsel, PROVIDED THAT ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL NUMERICAL CASELOAD/WORKLOAD STANDARDS MAY NOT EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN MISDEMEANORS OR ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT FELONIES, WITH EACH FELONY COUNTING AS TWO AND SIXTY-SIX HUNDREDTHS MISDEMEANORS IN MIXED CASELOADS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05502-01-9
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