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- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Requires the commissioner of correctional services to provide notice at least 24 months prior to a correctional facility closure to certain groups and persons
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Timothy P. Gordon
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Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to the closure of correctional facilities
Purpose
To require the commissioner of corrections to provide notice to certain groups and persons at least 24 months prior to a correctional facility closing, and to report on an adaptive reuse plan for the facility at the time of such notice.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 3 of section 79a of the correction law to provide that the commissioner must give notice of a planned correctional facility closing to local governments, labor organizations and certain managerial employees at least 24 months prior to such closure.
Section 2 amends section 79-b of the correction law to require that the commissioner provide a report on an adaptive reuse plan for the correctional facility at the time of providing notice of closure.
Section 3 provides that the act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any notice pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 79-a of the correction law that is provided on or after January 1, 2008.
Justification
Under current law, the commissioner of corrections must give notice of a correctional facility closure a mere 12 months prior to such closure, and must provide for a plan of adaptive reuse of the facility only 6 months prior to the closure. When correctional facilities are planned for closure, as we are now seeing at Hudson Correctional Facility and Mount McGregor, the short time periods for notice and development of an adaptive reuse plan wreak havoc on corrections employees, their families, their communities and the local economies. For the employees and their families, more time is needed to re-organize lives and re-locate to new communities. For local communities affected by the closures, more time is needed to adjust to the loss of jobs, families and, in some cases, a significant part of the tax base.
Legislative history
2008: S.7467 Passed Senate; A.10361 T. Gordon Correction
Fiscal implications
Undetermined at this time.
Effective date
Immediately upon becoming law, with retroactive effect to January 1, 2009.
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