New York A 3696: Establishes a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations on violence in state correctional facilities

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A03696 Summary:

BILL NOA03696 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03817

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SPONSORWeprin

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COSPNSRPalmesano, Jones

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes a temporary state commission to study and make recommendations on violence in state correctional facilities including the causes and consequences of such violence with a particular emphasis on changes in levels of violence and the causes of those changes.

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BILL NOA03696 

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01/30/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3696

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, PALMESANO, JONES -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT establishing a temporary state commission to study and make
 recommendations on violence in state correctional facilities; 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 is hereby created to study and
 2 make recommendations to the governor and the legislature concerning the
 3 causes and consequences of violence in state correctional facilities.
 4 The commission will place particular emphasis on changes in levels of
 5 violence and the causes of those changes, but will not be restricted to
 6 those topics.
 7 § 2. a. The commission shall consist of fourteen members to be
 8 appointed as follows:
 9 (i) the commissioner of the department of correctional services and
 10 community supervision or such commissioner's designee, who shall serve
 11 as chair of the commission;
 12 (ii) the commissioner of the office of mental health or such commis-
 13 sioner's designee;
 14 (iii) the president of the union representing correctional officers or
 15 such president's designee;
 16 (iv) the president of the union representing correctional lieutenants
 17 or such president's designee;
 18 (v) the president of the union representing professional employees or
 19 such president's designee;
 20 (vi) the president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice or such
 21 president's designee;
 22 (vii) the executive director of the Correctional Association of New
 23 York or such executive director's designee;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07453-01-5

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 1 (viii) the executive director of Prisoner's Legal Services of New York
 2 or such executive director's designee; and
 3 (ix) six members to be appointed as follows:
 4 (1) two shall be appointed by the governor;
 5 (2) two shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 6 and
 7 (3) two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
 8 b. Vacancies in the appointed members of the commission shall be
 9 filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Membership on
 10 the commission shall not constitute a public office.
 11 § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 12 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 13 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
 14 § 4. The members of the commission shall be given unrestricted access
 15 to all state correctional facilities and to receive unredacted copies of
 16 any documents maintained by such facilities, although documents that are
 17 confidential under state or federal law may not be disclosed by members
 18 of the commission to individuals or organizations otherwise unauthorized
 19 to receive such documents and all such copies of such documents shall be
 20 destroyed upon the expiration of this act.
 21 § 5. The commission shall publish a final report of its findings and
 22 make any recommendations it may deem necessary and appropriate to the
 23 governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the
 24 assembly, the chairperson of the senate crime victims, crime and
 25 correction committee and the chairperson of the assembly correction
 26 commit