79-A - Closure of correctional facilities; notice.

§ 79-a. Closure of correctional facilities; notice. Before the closure  of any correctional facility,, for reasons other than those set forth in  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  eight  of  section  forty-five  of this  chapter, the commissioner shall take the following actions:    1. confer with the department of civil service, the governor's  office  of  employee  relations  and  any  other  appropriate  state agencies to  develop strategies which attempt to minimize the impact of  the  closure  on the state work force;    2.  consult  with the department of economic development and any other  appropriate state  agencies  to  develop  strategies  which  attempt  to  minimize  the  impact  of  such  closures  on  the  local  and  regional  economies; and    3. provide notice by certified mail to (i) all  local  governments  of  any political subdivision in which the correctional facility is located,  (ii)  all employee labor organizations operating within, or representing  employees of,  the  correctional  facility,  and  (iii)  managerial  and  confidential  employees  employed  within  the  correctional facility at  least twelve months prior to any such closure.