Senate Bill S1970

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to failure to complete a program for time allowances due to circumstances beyond an individual's control

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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-S1970 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A116
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§803, 804, 805 & 806, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8499, A10818
2021-2022: S2776, A1957

2023-S1970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to failure to complete a program for time allowances due to circumstances beyond an individual's control.

2023-S1970 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1970
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
   Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to failure to complete a
   program for time allowances due to circumstances  beyond  an  individ-
   ual's control

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1  of  section  803  of  the
 correction law, as amended by section 37 of subpart B of part C of chap-
 ter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Every  person  confined  in an institution of the department or a
 facility in the department of mental hygiene serving an indeterminate or
 determinate sentence of imprisonment, except a person serving a sentence
 with a maximum term of life imprisonment,  may  receive  time  allowance
 against  the  term or maximum term of his or her sentence imposed by the
 court. Such allowances may be granted for good  behavior  and  efficient
 and  willing  performance of duties assigned or progress and achievement
 in an assigned treatment program, and  may  be  withheld,  forfeited  or
 canceled  in  whole  or  in part for bad behavior, violation of institu-
 tional rules or failure to perform properly in  the  duties  or  program
 assigned.  SUCH  ALLOWANCES  SHALL  NOT BE WITHHELD IF A PERSON FAILS TO
 COMPLETE  A  PROGRAM  BECAUSE  OF  CIRCUMSTANCES  BEYOND  SUCH  PERSON'S
 CONTROL.
   §  2.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 803 of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 126 of the laws of 1987 and as designated  by
 chapter 738 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Every  person  confined  in an institution of the department or a
 facility in the department of mental hygiene  serving  an  indeterminate
 sentence  of  imprisonment,  except  a  person serving a sentence with a
 maximum term of life imprisonment, may receive  time  allowance  against
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01973-01-3
              

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