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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10349 Summary: BILL NO S10349 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A11320

&nbsp SPONSOR MAYER &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §259-c, Exec L; amd §71-a, Cor L &nbsp Prohibits the department of corrections and community supervision from using artificial intelligence in evaluating the risk and needs principles used to measure rehabilitation of a person, in determining which incarcerated individuals may be released on parole or the level of supervision for individuals on parole; prohibits the department from using artificial intelligence when developing transitional accountability plans.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10349

IN SENATE

May 14, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- 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 executive law and the correction law, in relation to prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in parole determi- nations and the development transitional accountability plans

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 259-c of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4. establish written procedures for its use in making parole decisions 5 as required by law. Such written procedures shall incorporate risk and 6 needs principles to measure the rehabilitation of persons appearing 7 before the board, the likelihood of success of such persons upon 8 release, and assist members of the state board of parole in determining 9 which incarcerated individuals may be released to parole supervision ; 10 provided, however, that the department may not use "artificial intelli- 11 gence" as defined by section seventeen hundred of the general business 12 law, an "artificial intelligence model" as defined by section fourteen 13 hundred twenty of the general business law, or an "artificial intelli- 14 gence system" as defined by section one hundred three-e of the state 15 technology law in evaluating the risk and needs principles used to meas- 16 ure the rehabilitation of persons appearing before the board, in deter- 17 mining which incarcerated individuals may be released to parole super- 18 vision, or in determining the level of supervision for persons who are 19 released on parole; provided further, however, that each person approved 20 for release and the level of supervision assigned to such person shall 21 be approved in writing by the board of parole or its designee ; 22 § 2. Section 71-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of 23 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 24 § 71-a. Transitional accountability plan. Upon admission of an incar- 25 cerated individual committed to the custody of the department under an 26 indeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment, the department

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15751-01-6

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1 shall develop a transitional accountability plan. Such plan shall be a 2 comprehensive, dynamic and individualized case management plan based on 3 the programming and treatment needs of the incarcerated individual. The 4 purpose of such plan shall be to promote the rehabilitation of the 5 incarcerated individual and their successful and productive reentry and 6 reintegration into society upon release. To that end, such plan shall be 7 used to prioritize programming and treatment services for the incarcer- 8 ated individual during incarceration and any period of community super- 9 vision. The commissioner may consult with the office of mental health, 10 the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the board of 11 parole, the department of health, and other appropriate agencies in the 12 development of transitional case management plans ; provided, however, 13 that the department may not use "artificial intelligence" as defined by 14 section seventeen hundred of the general business law, an "artificial 15 intelligence model" as defined by section fourteen hundred twenty of the 16 general business law or an "artificial intelligence system" as defined 17 by section one hundred three-e of the state technology law in the devel- 18 opment of the plan required pursuant to this section and, provided 19 further, however, that each plan developed for an incarcerated individ- 20 ual pursuant to this section shall be approved in writing by the commis- 21 sioner or the commissioner's designee . 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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