New York A 7081: Relates to authorizing the county of Westchester to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use tax; extends provisions of law relating thereto

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A07081 Summary:

BILL NOA07081 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00429

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SPONSORGibbs

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COSPNSRHevesi, Kelles

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §53, add §54-a, Exec L

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Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections and community supervision for the confinement of persons; requires the state inspector general to establish protocol and procedures for such reports and investigations.

Go to top A07081 Actions:

BILL NOA07081 

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03/20/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7081

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the state
 inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual
 assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the
 department of corrections and community supervision for the confine-
 ment of persons

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 53 of the executive law, as added
 2 by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivision 8
 3 is added to read as follows:
 4 7. establish programs for training state officers and employees
 5 regarding the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud, criminal
 6 activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in covered agencies[.]; and
 7 8. receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correction-
 8 al facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections
 9 and community supervision for the confinement of persons in accordance
 10 with section fifty-four-a of this article.
 11 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 54-a to read
 12 as follows:
 13 § 54-a. Incidents of sexual assault in institutions in the department
 14 of corrections and community supervision. 1. Definitions. For the
 15 purposes of this section:
 16 a. "Institution" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph
 17 (c) of subdivision four of section two of the correction law.
 18 b. "Sexual assault" or any derivative term thereof means any non-con-
 19 sensual sexual contact, including but not limited to the following
 20 offenses as defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law: (i)
 21 rape; (ii) criminal sexual act; (iii) sexual misconduct; and (iv) sexual
 22 abuse.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01649-01-5

 A. 7081 2

 1 c. "Non-consensual" or any derivative word or phrase shall have the
 2 same meaning as "lack of consent" as defined in section 130.05 of the
 3 penal law.
 4 2. a. The state inspector general shall receive and investigate
 5 complaints from any source concerning allegations of sexual assault of
 6 incarcerated individuals in institutions. The state inspector general
 7 shall have all powers as set forth in section fifty-four of this article
 8 and to take any other actions necessary to conduct a thorough and impar-
 9 tial investigation.
 10 b. Any individual in the custody of the department of corrections and
 11 community supervision who claims to have been sexually assaulted in an
 12 institution shall have the right to report the incident directly to the
 13 state inspector general.
 14 3. a. The state inspector general shall create a confidential and
 15 secure reporting system for individuals in the custody of the department
 16 of corrections and community supervision to report incidents of sexual
 17 assault in such institutions.
 18 b. The state inspector general shall develop protocols and procedures
 19 for the reporting and investigation of sexual assault allegations in
 20 institutions. Protocols shall include, at a minimum:
 21 (i) procedures for the immediate and confidential reportin