Senate Bill S7117

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families 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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2025-S7117 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5283
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§504-c, 504-d & 504-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10155
2011-2012: A5356
2013-2014: A4107
2015-2016: A3834
2017-2018: A4297
2019-2020: A3936
2021-2022: S8611, A2088
2023-2024: S600, A667, A7261

2025-S7117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.

2025-S7117 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7117
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SALAZAR,  BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties
   of the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile facil-
   ities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 504-c
 to read as follows:
   § 504-C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF  THE  CORRECTIONAL  ASSOCIATION  OF  NEW
 YORK. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 CORRECTIONAL  ASSOCIATION  OF NEW YORK, BY SUCH COMMITTEES AS THEY SHALL
 FROM TIME TO TIME APPOINT, SHALL HAVE THE POWER, AUTHORITY AND  DUTY  TO
 REGULARLY  VISIT,  INSPECT, AND EXAMINE ALL NON-SECURE DETENTION FACILI-
 TIES, SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES, SPECIALIZED SECURE DETENTION  FACILI-
 TIES, SECURE RESIDENTIAL DIVISION FACILITIES, LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL
 DIVISION  FACILITIES,  AND  NON-SECURE  RESIDENTIAL  DIVISION FACILITIES
 OPERATED, MAINTAINED, MONITORED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL PROPERTY, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, POLI-
 CIES,  PROCEDURES,  STAFF  AND  ALL  SUCH  OTHER  THINGS  MAINTAINED  OR
 CONTROLLED BY SUCH FACILITIES.
   2.  THE  CORRECTIONAL  ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT
 UNANNOUNCED  VISITS  AT  ALL  NON-SECURE  DETENTION  FACILITIES,  SECURE
 DETENTION  FACILITIES,  SPECIALIZED  SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES, SECURE
 RESIDENTIAL DIVISION FACILITIES,  LIMITED  SECURE  RESIDENTIAL  DIVISION
 FACILITIES,  AND  NON-SECURE  RESIDENTIAL  DIVISION FACILITIES OPERATED,
 MAINTAINED, MONITORED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  TO  ENSURE  THE WELFARE OF THE YOUTH IS PROTECTED. THE CORREC-
 TIONAL ASSOCIATION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND REVIEW COPIES
 OF ALL INCIDENT REPORTS INVOLVING YOUTH RESIDING IN SUCH FACILITIES.  IF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00602-04-5
              

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