Makes victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the crime victims board; requires dog control officers to give victims a card with notice thereof. /
Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Prohibits persons required to maintain registration under the sex offender registration act from entering into a children's section of a public library. /
Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Expands eligibility for those who receive awards under crime victims' compensation to include a domestic partner; defines domestic partner; further provides for out-of-pocket loss to include the cost of counseling for surviving family members of homicide victims. /
Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to certificates of relief from disabilities issued by the department of corrections and community supervision. /
Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Requires sex offenders, regardless of their classification, to annually register with the division of criminal justice service for life; eliminates the ability of level 2 sex offenders to petition for relief from registering in the future after having been registered for 30 years. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Expands the amount of information available to police and the public, by means of the internet, on registered sex offenders; authorizes any person to register with the division of criminal justice services to receive e-mail notification of all sex offenders residing within their zip code. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken. /
Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Requires the employment address of certain sex offenders to be reported to the division of criminal justice services. /
Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to the modification of the procedure for interviews of parole applicants and to the disclosure of parole applicant records. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among correctional employees and inmates. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Provides inmates the opportunity to obtain a general equivalency diploma; instructs the department of corrections to ensure that academic education programs provide the appropriate curriculum and certified academic staff for GED instruction. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members to be appointed upon the recommendation of the four legislative leaders. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Provides for notice by commissioner of correctional services of availability of medical, educational and other services, including alcohol and substance abuse treatment, to prisoners upon their release from state prison. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to controlled substances and indeterminate sentences; relates to the expansion of merit time and repeals provisions relating to the allowance of limited credit time for inmates. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Requires the division of criminal justice services to maintain a record of the social security number, license plate number, motor vehicle description, employment address and criminal history of sex offenders; requires level 3 sex offenders to personally verify their registration every 3 months; requires level 2 sex offenders to personally verify their registration every 6 months; requires level 1 sex offenders to personally verify their registration annually; requires sex offenders to personally verify any change of name, address or status within 3 business days of any such change; directs the division of criminal justice services to maintain a subdirectory of all sex offenders; elevates from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, any violation by a sex offender of the sex offender registration act. /
Sponsor: SKELOS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to the segregated confinement of inmates with serious mental illness. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to enforcement of orders of child support against inmates; requires that inmates be notified of their right to seek modification of child support orders; provides a 180 day stay of enforcement following release; makes provisions permitting modification applicable to inmates incarcerated prior to effective date of such amendments. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Establishes the department of corrections and community supervision shall provide an inmate, upon his or her discharge, with educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing and referrals to community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish and maintain a public website that provides information concerning specific visitation rules, regulations, policies and procedures for all correctional facilities. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Requires sex offenders to verify their residence and registration on a biannual basis; the divisions shall mail a verification form to each registered sex offender on a different random date during each six month period of the calendar year. /
Sponsor: SKELOS Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION