N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 7041.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 7041.2 - Facility functions and formulation of daily staffing needs

(a) The State Commission of Correction shall, in determining the minimum facility staffing requirement for each local correctional facility, ascertain the functions to be performed by facility staff including, but not limited to:

(1) general facility administration and management;

(2) control room operation;

(3) general housing area supervision;

(4) special housing, admissions/orientation housing, and medical/mental health observation supervision;

(5) medical services;

(6) visitation;

(7) correspondence;

(8) exercise;

(9) facility maintenance;

(10) library;

(11) commissary;

(12) religious services;

(13) prisoner transportation; and

(14) any other facility program or service.

(b) The State Commission of Correction shall, in determining the minimum facility staffing requirement for each local correctional facility, consider the following factors, among others:

(1) the physical plant of the facility;

(2) the maximum prisoner capacity of such facility established pursuant to Part 7040 of this Subtitle; and

(3) any other factors including those unique to a particular facility.

(c) The State Commission of Correction shall, upon compliance with subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, determine the number of man hours necessary to perform each facility function during each shift regularly scheduled within a 24-hour period. Upon making such determination, the State Commission of Correction shall determine the total number of persons necessary to perform such functions during each such shift.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 7041.2

Amended New York State Register February 10, 2021/Volume XLIII, Issue 06, eff. 2/10/2021