Bill Text: NY A01272 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-19 - REFERRED TO RULES [A01272 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A01272-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         1272--A
                                                                Cal. No. 374
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 11, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC,  AUBRY, BARRETT, BLAKE, DAVILA, FAHY,
          JAFFEE, MOSLEY, MOYA,  PERRY,  TITONE,  ROSENTHAL,  SEPULVEDA,  SIMON,
          GJONAJ, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, MAGEE -- read
          once  and  referred  to  the  Committee on Correction -- reported from
          committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
          retaining its place on the order of third reading
        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the depart-
          ment of corrections and community supervision  to  place  incarcerated
          parents  at  correctional institutions and facilities closest to their
          children's home
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 72-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 72-c. Placement of individuals with children.    1.  In  determining
     4  placement  for a person in custody of the department, whenever practica-
     5  ble the commissioner shall place such person in the correctional  insti-
     6  tution  or facility which is located in closest proximity to the primary
     7  place of residence of such person's minor child or children  as  defined
     8  in  subdivision  thirty-one  of  section two of the social services law,
     9  provided that such placement  is  suitable  and  appropriate  and  would
    10  facilitate increased contact between such person and his or her child or
    11  children and is in the best interest of such child or children.
    12    2. To make a determination about whether such placement is in the best
    13  interest  of such child or children, procedures and criteria for assess-
    14  ing such placement shall be developed by the department in  consultation
    15  with  the  office  of  probation  and  correctional alternatives and the
    16  office of children and family services. If such person has more than one
    17  child, the department shall make a separate determination for each indi-
    18  vidual child.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
     2  law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
     3  rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
     4  effective date are authorized to be made on or before such date.