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NY A05942

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/20/2019

Primary Sponsor

Carmen De La Rosa

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Department of Corrections shall provide free transportation for visitors to correctional facilities on a regular basis, at minimum bimonthly
  • Transportation routes shall include service from New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Albany to correctional facilities as determined by the commissioner
  • Department must post transportation information on its public website and make it available through a designated telephone number
  • Inmates shall receive notice of available transportation upon reception and upon transfer to a new correctional facility
  • Act takes effect one year after becoming law

Legislative Description

Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.

Last Action

referred to ways and means

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/26/2019
Correction2/20/2019

Full Bill Text

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