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S00251 Summary:

BILL NOS00251 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00321

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §259-i, Exec L

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

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 251

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 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 incarcerated individual who has successfully participated in a
 5 temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately
 6 prior to such incarcerated individual's board appearance shall be grant-
 7 ed parole.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00629-01-5

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