S06389 Summary:
| BILL NO | S06389 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A04503 |
| SPONSOR | HARCKHAM |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals and make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. | |
S06389 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6389 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT directing the commissioner of corrections and community super- vision to study gender disparity in resources provided to incarcerated individuals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision 2 is authorized and directed to study gender disparity in resources 3 provided to incarcerated individuals. Such study shall include, but not 4 be limited to: 5 (a) what resources are made available to incarcerated individuals; 6 (b) the amount of such resources made available to incarcerated indi- 7 viduals of each gender; 8 (c) the reasons for any disparities found between the amount of 9 resources made available to incarcerated individuals of each gender; 10 (d) recommendations on actions that may be taken to resolve any 11 disparities found between the amount of resources made available to 12 incarcerated individuals of each gender; and 13 (e) any other related information that the commissioner may deem 14 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study. 15 § 2. The commissioner of corrections and community supervision shall 16 make a report to the governor and the legislature of the findings, 17 conclusions and recommendations no later than one year after the effec- 18 tive date of this act and shall submit with this report such legislative 19 proposals as they deem necessary to implement their recommendations. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08556-01-5