Relates to inmate wages; provides that inmates shall be compensated at a base rate of $1.20 to $10 per day and shall be given biannual raises for adequate performance; and provides that inmates not participating in a work or program assignment due to age or frailty shall be paid $1.00 per day, adjusted every 5 years for cost of living.
Sen. Luis Sepúlveda
Sponsored bills
Requires the parole board to grant parole to inmates who successfully participate in a temporary release program for two years without interruption immediately prior to appearance before the board.
Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.
Requires small businesses to have and maintain a first aid kit on the premises of the business at all times and to store such kits in an accessible location and to make such kits available for use by any person who enters the premises of the business.
Provides for a definition of autonomous vehicles and mandates that drivers with a class DJ learner's permit or license may only operate an autonomous vehicle under supervision.
Relates to mandatory continuing education for teachers relating to mental health issues.
Authorizes visitation at all general confinement correctional facilities seven days a week.
Creates the New York state commission on sex offender supervision and management; provides that such commission shall consist of thirteen members; requires the commission to make a report of its findings.
Restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options; limits the length of time a person may be in segregated confinement and excludes certain persons from being placed in segregated confinement.
Requires disclosure of possible conflicts; provides for the vacating of an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrator was affiliated in any way with any party, or has a financial interest directly or indirectly in any party or in the outcome of the arbitration.