Assembly Bill A8257

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management

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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-A8257 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2862
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3772, S3629
2011-2012: A691, S1296
2013-2014: A4585, S507
2015-2016: A2508, S3042
2017-2018: A4041, S2343
2019-2020: A4502, S2695
2023-2024: S3322

2021-A8257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; provides that such commission shall consist of thirteen members; requires the commission to make a report of its findings.

2021-A8257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8257
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, AUBRY, HEVESI, REYES -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT creating a temporary New York state commission  on  sex  offender
   supervision  and  management  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.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
 finds and declares that persons convicted of a  sex  offense  present  a
 danger  to  the  public.  It  is  necessary that these offenders receive
 appropriate supervision and treatment designed to  reduce  the  risk  of
 re-offense  in  order  to  ensure  the safety, health and welfare of the
 communities in which convicted sex  offenders  reside.  The  legislature
 further  finds  that  New York's state prison system does not adequately
 prepare inmates for a safe return to the community upon  the  completion
 of  their  sentence.  Lack  of  treatment during incarceration creates a
 threat to public  safety  by  increasing  the  likelihood  that  inmates
 released to the community will be unable to successfully transition back
 to society and therefore heightens the risk of re-offense. This is espe-
 cially  true for sex offenders who often do not find appropriate housing
 and treatment programs  in  the  community.  Further,  the  division  of
 parole,  local  probation  departments  and social services agencies are
 often unable to locate suitable housing  for  convicted  sex  offenders.
 This  lack  of  housing has resulted in an unacceptable level of concen-
 tration of sex offenders in certain residential areas.
   § 2. A temporary state commission, to be known as the New  York  state
 commission  on  sex  offender  supervision  and  management, hereinafter
 referred to as the commission, is hereby created to  examine,  evaluate,
 and  make  recommendations  concerning  the  effectiveness  of  programs
 involving inmates who are required to register as a sex offender  pursu-
 ant  to  article 6-C of the correction law released from state and local
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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