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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9956
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2023-S9956 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §508, Exec L; amd §149, Cor L
2023-S9956 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the required disclosure upon the release of a juvenile or adolescent offender from the custody of the office of children and family services of certain records that are necessary to ascertain the nature of such offender's conviction and would be beneficial in identifying and mitigating any risk that such offender could pose if released.
2023-S9956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9956 SPONSOR: HELMING TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the correction law, in relation to certain required disclosures by the office of children and family services upon the release or discharge of a juvenile offender or adoles- cent offender PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure information regarding the release of a juvenile or adolescent offender who has been convicted of a felony from an Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) facility is shared between OCFS, Department of Correction and Community Supervision (DOCCS), school districts, and local law enforcement. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 508 of the executive law by adding two new subdivisions 10 and 11. Subdivision 10 provides that where a juvenile
2023-S9956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9956 I N S E N A T E December 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law and the correction law, in relation to certain required disclosures by the office of children and family services upon the release or discharge of a juvenile offender or adolescent offender THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 508 of the executive law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 10 and 11 to read as follows: 10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A JUVENILE OFFENDER OR ADOLESCENT OFFENDER LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS BEING RELEASED OR DISCHARGED FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE OFFICE FOLLOWING A TERM OF COMMITMENT OR PLACEMENT IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A FELONY CONVICTION, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION WITH ANY AND ALL RECORDS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF SUCH OFFENDER'S CONVICTION AND WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING ANY RISK THAT SUCH OFFENDER COULD POSE TO THE COMMUNITY IF RELEASED OR DISCHARGED. 11. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RELEASING A JUVENILE OFFENDER OR ADOLESCENT OFFEN- DER, THE OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPER- VISION SHALL NOTIFY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE SUCH OFFENDER SHALL RESIDE OF SUCH OFFENDER'S SCHEDULED RELEASE OR DISCHARGE DATE AND SUCH OFFENDER'S ELIGIBILITY TO ENROLL. TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL LAW, PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OR DISCHARGE OF SUCH OFFENDER, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ANY AND ALL RECORDS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF SUCH OFFENDER'S CONVICTION AND WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING ANY RISK THAT SUCH OFFENDER COULD POSE TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IF RELEASED OR DISCHARGED. § 2. Section 149 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: § 149. Released incarcerated individuals; notification to sheriff, police, and district attorney. 1. In the case of any incarcerated indi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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