Section 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.