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A05058 Summary:

A05058 Actions:

A05058 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORRECTION   Chair:Weprin      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:10/3  Action: Held for Consideration         
Weprin
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Rozic
Aye
Walczyk
Nay
Davila
Aye
Quart
Aye
Burgos
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Gibbs
Aye

A05058 Floor Votes:

A05058 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5058--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 10, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO,  BLANKENBUSH,  DeSTEFANO, FRIEND,
          J. M. GIGLIO, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER, MONTESANO,  MORI-
          NELLO,  NORRIS, REILLY, SAYEGH, SCHMITT, TAGUE, WALCZYK -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BYRNES, WALSH -- read once and  referred
          to  the  Committee  on  Correction  -- recommitted to the Committee on
          Correction in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to contraband screening
          at correctional facilities
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6. (a) The commissioner shall establish a  contraband  screening  plan
     4  which shall include, but not be limited to:
     5    (i) the use of a leashed and controlled canine trained to detect ille-
     6  gal drugs at the entrance of each correctional facility;
     7    (ii)  the search of visitors, correctional staff, bags and other items
     8  entering the facility which may include, but not be  limited  to,  elec-
     9  tronic  searches, metal detectors, pat searches, visual searches of oral
    10  cavities,  and  any  other  legal  technology  at   the   commissioner's
    11  discretion;
    12    (iii)  the  training  of  staff  on  up to date and current contraband
    13  screening procedures; and
    14    (iv) a third-party secure vendor mail program to be utilized  for  the
    15  delivery  of  all non-privileged correspondence to incarcerated individ-
    16  uals including but not  limited  to,  the  order  and  delivery  of  all
    17  products to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities.
    18    (b) The commissioner shall provide a copy of such contraband screening
    19  plan  as  well  as  the  prior  year's plan including but not limited to
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04536-06-1
        A. 5058--A                          2
 
     1  results of the canine assignments, number of attempts to promote contra-
     2  band, including data on contraband confiscated through  the  third-party
     3  secure  vendor  mail  program  and  the  number of urine tests and their
     4  results conducted statewide by facilities to the legislature by December
     5  thirty-first each year.
     6    (c)  The  commissioner may promulgate any rules and regulations neces-
     7  sary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.