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- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
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Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement
In Assembly Committee · Mental Health · Sponsor Anthony Brindisi
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Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to providing additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement
Purpose
Provides additional discharge planning for persons being released from civil confinement.
Summary of provisions
The mental hygiene law is amended to provide that discharge of a respondent from confinement or strict and intensive supervision by the court shall include a discharge plan that ensures the respondent is discharged to the community of his or her residence prior to conviction or commitment and shall include the use of electronic monitoring for a period to be determined by the court.
Justification
Civil confinement of sexually violent predators will keep our communities safe and provide necessary treatment. Once the courts make the determination to discharge these individuals from confinement or strict and intensive supervision, the discharge plan should include provisions to return the individual back to their home of origin. The counties in which offenders were confined should not have to bear additional costs of any continued treatment, services or housing they may need once they are released. Further, those counties and communities who by circumstances host these facilities, should not bear the brunt of added worry regarding these individuals becoming residents of their community. To further provide a safeguard to residents where a respondent is discharged, such respondent shall be required to use an electronic monitoring device for a period of time as ordered by the court.
Legislative history
2008 - S.7499 passed Senate. 2009 - S.3533 Mental Health Developmental Disabilities Committee
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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