Bill Text: NY A07592 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to confidential hearing records; authorizes attorney representing inmate in certain proceedings to obtain a copy of hearing record; prohibits redisclosure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-17 - advanced to third reading cal.435 [A07592 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A07592-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7592 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 17, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to confidential hearing records The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 138 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. An attorney representing an inmate in any appeal of a disciplinary 4 proceeding or in any lawsuit related to such a proceeding shall be 5 provided with a copy of the entire hearing record but shall not redis- 6 close such records or any information contained in the records to any 7 person not otherwise authorized by law to obtain them. The name, iden- 8 tification number, housing location or work assignment of any confiden- 9 tial informant may be redacted from such hearing record. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04329-02-1
