Bill Text: NY A09255 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of inmates released from correctional facilities; appropriates $250,000 therefor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-29 - reported referred to ways and means [A09255 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09255-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9255 IN ASSEMBLY February 5, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of inmates released from correctional facili- ties; making an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York 2 state criminal justice commission on reentry (hereinafter "commission"), 3 is hereby created to study issues, including relevant statutes, regu- 4 lations and existing programs involving reentry and re-integration of 5 inmates released from state and local correctional facilities. The 6 commission shall investigate all factors that impede successful re-inte- 7 gration into society and obviate the concept of a second chance. The 8 commission shall analyze the impact of existing policies on successful 9 reentry, identify specific obstacles to re-integration and compare poli- 10 cies of this state to those of other states and the federal government. 11 The commission shall collect data from state and federal agencies and 12 may analyze any current research deemed relevant and appropriate. 13 § 2. a. The commission shall consist of eighteen members as follows: 14 three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; three 15 members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two 16 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and two 17 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. 18 Members so appointed shall be representative of community based provid- 19 ers of employment, education, housing and other services needed by indi- 20 viduals returning to society from prison, criminal justice advocates, 21 and academic professionals in the field of criminal justice. The remain- 22 ing members shall be the heads of the following departments or agencies 23 or their respective designees: the department of corrections and commu- 24 nity supervision, the department of criminal justice services, the divi- 25 sion of housing and community renewal, the department of labor, the 26 department of education, the office of alcoholism and substance abuse EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02229-01-5