Allows for two or more counties to enter into a contract for the provision of a county jail.

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S2142A-2011 Actions

• Jun 6, 2012: referred to local governments
• Jun 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 6, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 14, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 9, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 8, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.718
• Feb 6, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 5, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 2142A
• Jan 5, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S2142A-2011 Meetings

Finance: May 8, 2012, Local Government: Feb 6, 2012

S2142A-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012

S2142A-2011 Votes

S2142A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2142A

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-P 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:
S.6941 of 2010: Passed Senate, Referred to Correction in Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2142A-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2142--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
    mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
    Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
    reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

  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

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Section  217  of  the  county  law  is amended to read as
  follows:

    S 217.  County  jail.  [Each]  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  BY  SECTION  FIVE
  HUNDRED-P  OF THE CORRECTION LAW, EACH county shall continue to maintain
  a county jail as prescribed by law.
    S 2. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  500-p  to
  read as follows:

    S 500-P. AUTHORIZATION FOR SHARED COUNTY JAILS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A COUNTY MAY ENTER INTO A
  CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER  COUNTY  OR  WITH  THE  STATE,  TO  SHARE  IN  THE
  CONSTRUCTION,  FINANCING, IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF A COUNTY JAIL.
  SUCH CONTRACTS,  IF  ENACTED,  MAY  RUN  CONCURRENT  WITH  ANY  BOND  OR
  LONG-TERM  FINANCING  ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF OR IMPROVEMENT
  TO A COUNTY JAIL.
    2. AN  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  TWO  OR  MORE  COUNTIES  TO  SHARE  IN  THE
  CONSTRUCTION,  FINANCING,  IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF A COUNTY JAIL
  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR THE PROPORTIONATE
  COST, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BONDING, TO BE BORNE BY EACH COUN-
  TY. THE CONTRACTING COUNTIES MAY AGREE THAT  THE  BONDING  OR  FINANCING
  MECHANISM  FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF A COUNTY JAIL MAY BE AMENDED UPON THE
  MUTUAL CONSENT OF EACH CONTRACTING  COUNTY'S  LEGISLATURE  OR  BOARD  OF

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01902-02-2

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  SUPERVISORS, AND IF THE COUNTY HAS A COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UPON THE APPROVAL
  OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. THE DISAPPROVAL OF A COUNTY EXECUTIVE, HOWEVER,
  MAY BE OVERRIDDEN BY THE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
  COUNTY.
    3.  IF  TWO  OR  MORE COUNTIES ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO SHARE IN THE
  CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, IMPROVEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF A COUNTY  JAIL,
  THE  JAIL  SHALL  BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN ONE OF THE COUNTIES WHICH ARE
  SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT.
    4. A COUNTY MAY CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER COUNTY TO SHARE  THE  FINANCING,
  MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT TO AN EXISTING JAIL OF ANOTHER COUNTY WHERE
  SUCH  OTHER  COUNTY ALREADY HAS AN EXISTING JAIL THAT MEETS THE REQUIRE-
  MENTS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON CORRECTION OR WHICH  HAS  A  WAIVER  OR
  VARIANCE FROM ALL OR A PORTION OF SUCH REQUIREMENTS.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.