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Senate Bill S1017
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2015-S1017 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1017 (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.
2015-S1017 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1017 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to preventing sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates PURPOSE: To prevent the spread of Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV through education, counseling and other prevention efforts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the Commissioner of Health to develop and implement education, counseling and other prevention efforts, including the distribution of prophylactic devices, in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The prevention program would be available to department employees and incarcerated individuals. The program would include peer education and use of non-departmental personnel, including community-based providers. The bill also allows eligible incarcerated persons to be trained to work as peer educators in the program, and receive official certification upon completion of their training. JUSTIFICATION: In New York State there are more than 85,000 people jailed in city, county, and state correctional facilities. Approximately 56,000 are persons incarcerated in the 60 New York State
2015-S1017 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1017 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- 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 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- MISSION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITHIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND TO CONTACTS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PERSONS UPON THEIR RELEASE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02822-01-5
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