What's happening
This bill requires interpreters for parole board proceedings to be appointed from the New York State Office of General Services statewide administrative services contract.
Why it matters
Centralizes interpreter selection. by requiring parole board interpreters to come specifically from the New York State Office of General Services contract, which could standardize the quality and vetting of interpreters used statewide.
Removes language about national or state certification. for interpreters, which might shift the focus from individual interpreter credentials to the standards set by the state’s administrative contract, potentially affecting the level of specialized language or legal expertise required.
Could impact access and efficiency. for non-English speakers in parole proceedings, as the new system may streamline interpreter assignment but also raises questions about flexibility and the pool of available interpreters for diverse languages.
May affect costs and administrative oversight. , as interpreter fees and contracting are now tied to a centralized state process, possibly influencing overall expenditures and accountability in parole board operations.
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Require Interpreters for Parole Hearings
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History
- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1208
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 6, 2017
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the appointment of interpreters to be used in parole board proceedings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 259-i of the executive law, as added by chapter 473 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
8. Foreign born or non-English speaking person before the board. Upon notification from the department pursuant to section two hundred fiftynine-e of this article, or upon the request of any foreign born or non- English speaking person who is scheduled to participate in an interview, parole release hearing, preliminary hearing or revocation hearing, there shall be appointed from the New York state office of general services statewide administrative services contract, a qualified interpreter [who is certified by a recognized national or New York state credentialing authority] to interpret the proceedings to and the statements or testimony of such person. The board shall determine a reasonable fee for all such interpreting services, the cost of which shall be a charge upon the board of parole. No such request or appointment shall cause a delay of release from incarceration of such person.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 473 of the laws of 2016, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02087-02-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the appointment of interpreters to be used in parole board proceedings
Purpose
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To provide an amendment in relation to chapter 473 of the laws of 2016.
Summary of provisions
Clarifies and ensures a qualified interpreter is available for any inmate that requires such services while providing DOCCS with sufficient flexibility given existing resource concerns.
Justification
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This bill represents an amendment, as agreed upon by the Legislature and Executive, that allowed for the signing of chapter 473 into law. Such agreement was memorialized at the time of signing in Approval Memorandum 14 of 2016.
Legislative history
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None (Amends Ch. 473/2016)
Fiscal implications
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None
Effective date
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This act shall take effect on the one hundredth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2016, relating to translation services for inmates appearing before the parole board as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.992 and A.5548, takes effect.
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