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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Vetoed memo.293
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.526
- Substituted for A10190A
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1469
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Relates to duties of certain parole officers
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to duties of certain parole officers
Purpose
This bill would clarify the job duties to be performed by parole officers assigned to community supervision.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Clarifies job duties to be performed by parole officers assigned to community supervision.
Section 2. Establishes the effective date.
Justification
Recently, in the cities of Rochester and New York, parole warrant sweeps were conducted by the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) by its Office of Special Investigations (OSI). However, these sweeps were primarily conducted by OSI staff, corrections officers and K9 officers working out of title. Parole officers' roles were limited even though they already had existing knowledge and history with the warrant absconders who were being sought. The officers who conducted the sweeps were dressed in riot gear and armed with AR-15 assault-style rifles and shields. The community reaction to the raids ranged from fear to outrage.
These warrant sweeps serve as an example of why it is necessary to have the properly trained personnel carry out the job duties assigned to parole officers and similar law enforcement staff. Community supervision parole officers are best suited to collect absconders because they know the parolees and their families and are familiar with the community. Parole officers must be allowed to perform their job and others should not be made to work out of title and carry out the duties of other employees.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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