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- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1045
- Reported and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to local government
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Allows for two or more counties to enter into a contract for the provision of a county jail
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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Title of bill
An act to amend the county law and the correction law, in relation to allowing two or more counties to enter into a contract for the provision of a county jail
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide that counties may share a jail instead of having separate jails in each county.
Summary of specific provisions
Adds a new section 500-0 to the Correction Law to provide that counties may share in the construction, maintenance, bonding, and long term financing associated with a county jail.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
The Commissioner of the State Commission on Correction refuses to allow counties to share the construction, maintenance and financing of jails. In fact, when approached by Sullivan County officials about the concept of developing a regional jail with one of the adjoining counties, replied: "New York has regions; they're called counties." - source: Times Herald Record, February 10, 2010.
Justification
The answer of a State agency Commissioner when approached about the concept of a sincere regional cost sharing concept was to dismiss it out of hand. That type of attitude shows a disregard for taxpayers. There is no reason why counties should not be able to share in the cost of the construction and maintenance and long term financing of a jail. Sharing services at the local level makes sense whenever possible. Sharing services between the State and localities makes sense whenever possible.
Taxpayers are stretched to the brink and New York State government needs to change to meet the needs of the taxpayer, rather than continuing to insist that taxpayers change to meet the needs of the State. This common sense measure will help make that change possible.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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