Bill Text: NY A04047 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-03 - advanced to third reading cal.831 [A04047 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04047-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4047
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 31, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Correction
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  procedures  for  the
          conduct of the work of the state board of parole
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 259-i  of  the  executive  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
     3    (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivi-
     4  sion, an inmate who has successfully participated in a temporary release
     5  program  for  two years without interruption immediately prior to his or
     6  her board appearance shall be granted parole.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04921-01-7