New York Assembly Bill A06881 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6881 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the investigation of sexual harassment complaints made by incarcerated individuals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 139 of the correction law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, 4 any grievance made by an individual in the custody of the department 5 alleging sexual harassment by an employee of the department shall be 6 investigated by the attorney general. The findings and recommendations 7 of the attorney general shall be final and the department shall take the 8 necessary and required actions to implement such findings and recommen- 9 dations. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10538-01-5