Construction and substantial remodeling - definition and approvals
Compiled text through Jul 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
On and after the date this regulation becomes effective, no building to be used as a specialized secure detention facility shall be constructed or substantially remodeled, in whole or in part, except on plans and designs approved, in writing, by OCFS and SCOC. Plans and designs shall be submitted for approval in accordance with the procedures prescribed by OCFS and SCOC. OCFS and SCOC approval must be obtained before a construction or substantial remodeling project is advertised for bids. If it is not contemplated that a bidding procedure will be followed, approval by OCFS and SCOC must be obtained before any construction or substantial remodeling is undertaken. No youth shall be detained in any new or substantially remodeled building where plans and designs have not been approved by OCFS and SCOC.
As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
Site design considerations shall comply with the regulations in this Subpart and include at least the following: security, privacy, ease of group movement, supervision and services to youth, indoor and outdoor recreation features, program and education space, natural light, ventilation, parking, service access, lighting, and convenient accessibility to public transportation where practicable.
The design of a new specialized secure detention facility shall comply with the regulations in this Subpart and include planning for the movement of supervised groups and individual youth throughout the facility. To promote the security, safety and effective supervision of youth, the design shall include the use of glazing in doors and partitions, security grade doors with sufficient gauge and comparable security hardware, shatter-resistant safety glass, perimeter fencing that is at a minimum eight feet high with two-feet razor wire, and reinforced walls of sufficient security detention grade material that is available.