Bill Text: NY A01535 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to preventing sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis C and HIV among correctional employees and inmates

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to correction [A01535 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01535-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1535
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, PAULIN, PEOPLES, TOWNS, BROD-
         SKY, MILLMAN, ROBINSON, SEMINERIO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
         BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COOK, CYMBROWITZ, DIAZ, DINOWITZ,
         EDDINGTON, ESPAILLAT, GANTT, GLICK, GREENE, HOOPER,  JACOBS,  KELLNER,
         LIFTON,  MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,  ORTIZ, PERRY, PHEFFER, POWELL,
         J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  preventing  sexually
         transmitted diseases, hepatitis C and HIV among correctional employees
         and inmates
         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 141-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  141-A.  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  DISEASES,  HEPATITIS  C   AND   HIV;
    4  PREVENTION. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS IN
    5  EVERY  CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF SEXUALLY TRANSMIT-
    6  TED DISEASES, HEPATITIS C AND HUMAN  IMMUNODEFICIENCY  VIRUS  INFECTION,
    7  FOR   EMPLOYEES   AND   INMATES,  INCLUDING  EDUCATION,  OUTREACH,  HARM
    8  REDUCTION, OFFERING TESTING, AND AVAILABILITY OF PROPHYLACTIC DEVICES.
    9    2. IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED
   10  DISEASES,  HEPATITIS  C  AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION, THE
   11  COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH  TO  IDENTIFY
   12  AND  SELECT CURRICULA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TRANS-
   13  MISSION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES  AND  TO
   14  CONTACTS OF PRISONERS UPON THEIR RELEASE.
   15    3.  THE  PROGRAMS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION MAY
   16  INCLUDE PEER EDUCATION AND USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, AND SHALL BE
   17  IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TARGETED POPULATION, SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT  THE
   18  LITERACY  LEVEL  OF  THE  TARGETED  POPULATION,  AND SHALL BE CULTURALLY
   19  SENSITIVE TO THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE TARGETED POPULATION.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00370-01-9