Assembly Bill A6482

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission relating to local correctional facilities in upstate New York

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A6482 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7959
2019-2020: A4373
2021-2022: A8912

2023-A6482 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission relating to local correctional facilities in upstate New York; provides commission study shall place emphasis on medical and mental health care, overcrowding, incarcerated individual deaths, use of force, restraints, and all segregation and confinement practices and solitary confinement.

2023-A6482 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6482
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, LUPARDO, KELLES -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  creating a temporary state commission relating to local correc-
   tional facilities in upstate New York; 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. A temporary state commission is hereby created to study and
 make  recommendations  relating to local correctional facilities located
 outside of the boundaries of a city with a population of more  than  one
 million people. The commission will place particular emphasis on medical
 and mental health care (including the use of private contractors), over-
 crowding,  incarcerated individual deaths, use of force, restraints, and
 all segregation and confinement practices and solitary confinement,  but
 will not be restricted to those topics.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
 follows:
   a. The chairman of the temporary state commission of correction estab-
 lished pursuant to section one of this act and the executive director of
 the independent agency which conducts and coordinates the protection and
 advocacy  and  client  assistance  programs,  as established pursuant to
 subdivision (b) of section 558 of the executive law and federal law,  or
 their representatives;
   b.  Nine  members to be appointed as follows: three shall be appointed
 by the governor; two shall be appointed by the  temporary  president  of
 the  senate  and one by the minority leader of the senate; and two shall
 be appointed by the speaker of the assembly  and  one  by  the  minority
 leader  of the assembly. Of the three members appointed by the governor,
 none shall be an elected official or current employee of a local correc-
 tional facility or other branch of county government.  Such nine members
 of the commission must reside in counties  under  the  purview  of  this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01447-01-3
              

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