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A09702 Summary:

A09702 Actions:

A09702 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORRECTION   Chair:Weprin      
DATE:07/14/2020AYE/NAY:12/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weprin
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Finch
Excused
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Davila
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Quart
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A09702 Floor Votes:

A09702 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9702
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 6, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Correction
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to prohibiting the
          commissioner of corrections and community supervision from  promulgat-
          ing  policy  to  require inmates to waive religious rights in order to
          participate in inmate programs

          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 5 to read as follows:
     3    5. (a) The commissioner shall not make or promulgate any policy and/or
     4  regulation requiring an inmate to waive any religious right,  including,
     5  but not limited to, daily prayer as a condition for participation in any
     6  inmate  program  including any such program developed and/or implemented
     7  pursuant to subdivision four of this section including, but not  limited
     8  to, the shock program and the industrial training program.
     9    (b)  Upon request, inmates shall be granted exemptions for activities,
    10  including  jobs,  that  coincide  with  the  Sabbath  and   other   work
    11  proscription days, including those set forth in the religious calendar.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14894-01-0