Loading chat...

NY A07363

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

6/15/2016

Primary Sponsor

Daniel O'Donnell

Click for details

Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires wardens and chief administrative officers of state correctional facilities housing women to provide equivalent rehabilitation programs to those offered male inmates in other state facilities
  • Mandates that female inmates receive access to vocational, academic, and industrial programs commensurate with male inmates
  • Limits program provision to funding available within appropriations
  • Effective 60 days after enactment, with authority granted to the Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation

Legislative Description

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides that such rehabilitation programs shall include, but not be limited to, vocational, academic and industrial programs.

Last Action

REFERRED TO RULES

6/15/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/15/2016
Rules6/1/2016
Ways and Means5/23/2016
Correction5/6/2015

Full Bill Text

No bill text available