Assembly Bill A5340

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3566
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4256, S1017
2017-2018: A6004, S4441
2019-2020: S804

2013-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and incarcerated persons.

2013-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5340

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, MILL-
  MAN, ROBINSON, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL, COLTON, ROSENTHAL  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CAHILL, CLARK, COOK, CYMBROWITZ,
  DINOWITZ, GANTT, GLICK, HOOPER, JACOBS, KELLNER, LIFTON, MARKEY, McDO-
  NALD, ORTIZ, PERRY, RIVERA, ROZIC, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to preventing sexually
  transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates

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

  Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 141-a
to read as follows:
  S  141-A.  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HIV; PREVENTION. 1.  THE
COMMISSIONER, TOGETHER WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  HEALTH,  SHALL  DEVELOP
AND  IMPLEMENT  PROGRAMS  IN  EVERY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO PREVENT THE
SPREAD OF HEPATITIS C, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HUMAN IMMUNODE-
FICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION,  FOR  DEPARTMENT  EMPLOYEES  AND  INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUALS,  INCLUDING  EDUCATION,  GROUP  AND  INDIVIDUAL  COUNSELING,
OUTREACH TO THE INCARCERATED POPULATION, HARM REDUCTION, DISCHARGE PLAN-
NING, OFFERING TESTING, AND AVAILABILITY OF PROPHYLACTIC DEVICES.    THE
PROGRAM  MAY  PROVIDE  FOR TRAINING INCARCERATED PERSONS TO WORK AS PEER
EDUCATORS IN THE PROGRAM.
  2. THESE PROGRAMS SHALL BE OFFERED IN SUCH MANNER AND AT SUCH TIME  AS
TO  ENCOURAGE  ATTENDANCE  BY  ALL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND INCARCERATED
PERSONS. PROGRAMMING AS REQUIRED BY  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  INCLUDE  INCORPORATION  INTO  OTHER  CONTENT-NEUTRAL  PROGRAMS TO
ENSURE THAT ATTENDANCE IS NOT STIGMATIZED OR STIGMATIZING.
  3. IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS C,  SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED  DISEASES  AND  HUMAN  IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH  TO  IDENTIFY
AND  SELECT CURRICULA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TRANS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00939-05-3

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