Bill Text: NY A06187 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for inmate reimbursement of expenses of confinement in certain instances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to correction [A06187 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A06187-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6187 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to reimbursement of inmate expenses of imprisonment 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 601-e 2 to read as follows: 3 S 601-E. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF IMPRISONMENT. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING 4 ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING INMATES 5 IMPRISONED IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 6 BE UPON THE INMATES ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION 7 TWO OF THIS SECTION. 8 2. (A) THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE SHALL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE PERCENT- 9 AGE OF THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING AN INMATE REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY SUCH 10 INMATE: 11 (I) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR 12 MORE, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENSE; 13 (II) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS 14 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, EIGHTY PERCENT OF 15 SUCH EXPENSE; 16 (III) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND 17 DOLLARS OR MORE BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, SIXTY 18 PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENSE; 19 (IV) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE 20 BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, FORTY PERCENT OF SUCH 21 EXPENSE; 22 (V) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE BUT 23 LESS THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, TWENTY PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENSE; AND 24 (VI) AN INMATE WITH TOTAL ASSETS OF LESS THAN FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, 25 ZERO PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENSE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07863-01-3 A. 6187 2 1 (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "TOTAL ASSETS" SHALL 2 NOT INCLUDE THE VALUE OF THE INMATE'S HOME OR ANY EQUITY IN SUCH HOME. 3 3. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE 4 RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION. 5 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 6 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate- 7 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 8 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is 9 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.