Bill Text: NY A05173 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-20 - advanced to third reading cal.452 [A05173 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05173-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5173
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 20, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Correction
       AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to the manner through
         which enforcement proceedings are brought
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 755 of the correction law, as added by chapter 931
    2  of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S 755. Enforcement. [1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the
    4  provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding  brought
    5  pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
    6    2. In relation to actions by private employers, the] THE provisions of
    7  this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights pursu-
    8  ant  to  the  powers  and procedures set forth in article fifteen of the
    9  executive law, and, concurrently, by the New  York  city  commission  on
   10  human  rights;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE
   11  CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE RIGHT OF A PERSON  TO  PURSUE  ANY  LEGAL  REMEDY
   12  AVAILABLE UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW OR ANY OTHER APPLI-
   13  CABLE PROVISION OF LAW.
   14    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   15  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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