Assembly Bill A1421

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

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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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2021-A1421 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §139, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2640
2011-2012: A2847
2013-2014: A4034
2015-2016: A2892
2017-2018: A3561
2019-2020: A3120
2023-2024: A4482

2021-A1421 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general and makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and binding on the part of the department.

2021-A1421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1421
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the investigation  of
   sexual harassment complaints made by inmates
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 139 of the correction law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR RULE TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY  GRIEVANCE  MADE  BY  AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT
 ALLEGING SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  BE
 INVESTIGATED  BY  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
 OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BE FINAL AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE THE
 NECESSARY AND REQUIRED ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH FINDINGS AND  RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00228-01-1

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