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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION (DOCCS)
Authorizes the state to close up to three State
Correctional Facilities with 90 days’ notice. No
specific facilities were named.
Allocates $400 million in new funding for the
acceleration and continued installation of fixed
cameras in all facilities.
Provides $18.4 million for the expansion of the
body camera program.
Requires all state correction officers, and some
civilian employees as determined by the
commissioner, to wear body cameras while on
duty.
OTHER STATE AGENCIES
Provides $150 million to renovate the State
Museum in Albany.
Provides a 25-year pension plan to Division of
Military and Naval Affairs firefighters (DMNA)
with a retirement benefit equal to 50% of their
final average salary.
Provides $110 million in new capital funding for
Olympic, ski, and other facilities, including
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center.
Includes $200 million in capital funding for
infrastructure projects at state parks.
Provides $44 million in capital investments at
the State Fairgrounds.
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