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- Substituted by A8105
- 1st report cal.404
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.545
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Provides that supervision fees for parolees shall be collected at a central location and shall not be collected by parole officers
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Hakeem Jeffries
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the collection of supervision fees from parolees
Purpose
provides that supervision fees for parolees shall be collected at a central location and shall not be collected by parole officers.
Summary of provisions
Paragraph (f) is added to Section 1, Subdivision 9 of section 259-a of the executive law in order to establish that supervisory fees owed by parolees be forwarded to a central location and address and not be collected directly by their parole supervisor.
Justification
Current regulation requesting parole officers to collect supervision fees from parolees complicates and strains an already demanding relationship. By adding an unnecessary focus to collecting fees, efforts by parole officers to develop and maintain a positive parolee lifestyle are diverted.
Current regulation for parole officers to directly collect fees from parolees was set in place in order to ensure collection of said fees. This regulation, however, creates a conflict of interest and impedes upon the delicate relationship between parole officers and parolees. Pressures to collect fees burdens an already excessive caseload for parole officers and redirects parole officer attention to t.his issue, thereby disturbing focus and development on more vital initiatives, including drug programs, training programs and employment opportunities for parolees.
Parole officers may still inquire about and remind parolees of the necessity of paying fees, as well as remind them of possible consequences for nonpayment, however providing a central location for payment enhances the safety and efficiency of the supervision.
Legislative history
6/12/06 passed Assembly, 6/20/06 Passed Senate, 08/04/06 delivered to governor, 08/16/06 vetoed memo 341, 08/18/06 tabled
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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