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S474Senate2011-2012 SessionSame asA1211

Permits correction officers to be color blind

Sponsor Michael F. NozzolioSD-54Affects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Correction
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Michael F. Nozzolio

Senator · Senate District 54

Chair, Crime Victims, Crime And Correction

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History

  1. Referred to correction
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 56–3
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.318
  7. Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to correction
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 60–1
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.185
  4. Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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A1211Assembly

Permits correction officers to be color blind

In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Brian Kolb

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S474

Title of bill

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to permitting correction officers to be color blind

Purpose

Permits correction officers to be color blind.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 amends the correction law by adding a new section 22-b to qualify applicants who would so otherwise be disqualified because of their color blindness.

Existing law

None.

Justification

Individuals who would otherwise be qualified to be a correctional officer are denied this opportunity due to being color blind. Operations within correctional facilities are managed through careful procedures and do not require the correctional officer to distinguish color significance as police often utilize in their duties. Removing this requirement will grant correctional facilities the ability to select higher qualified individuals who would have normally been disqualified by this requirement.

Legislative history

S.5450 of 2007/2008 S/2398 of 2009/2010

Fiscal implications

None.

Local fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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