STATE OF NEW YORK
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4694
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. B. MILLER, CROUCH, FINCH, MONTESANO, RAIA -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to retaining
peace officer status for parole officers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure
2 law, as amended by section 70 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of
3 the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
4 23. Parole officers or warrant officers in the department of
5 corrections and community supervision and offender rehabilitation coor-
6 dinators whose job functions include the following: assigned to one or
7 more of the state's correctional facilities; provide guidance to an
8 assigned caseload of inmates and assess needs, prepare evaluations, and
9 prepare eligible inmates for release into the community; make recommen-
10 dations to the board of parole regarding inmate's readiness for release;
11 perform both social work and law enforcement functions; trained in use
12 of firearms, handle and discharge firearms.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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