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                                   7584
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting charg-
   ing a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of  birth
   when  the  department  of  corrections  and community supervision or a
   local correctional facility requests  such  for  an  individual  under
   community supervision
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 4174 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  323  of  the  laws  of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. No fee shall be charged for a search,  certification,  certificate,
 certified copy or certified transcript of a record to be used for school
 entrance,  employment  certificate  or  for purposes of public relief or
 when required by the veterans administration to be used  in  determining
 the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits made avail-
 able  by  the  veterans  administration  or  when required by a board of
 elections for the purposes of  determining  voter  eligibility  or  when
 requested  by the department of corrections and community supervision or
 a local correctional facility  as  defined  in  subdivision  sixteen  of
 section  two of the correction law for the purpose of providing a certi-
 fied copy or certified transcript of birth to an inmate in  anticipation
 of such inmate's release from custody OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER COMMUNI-
 TY  SUPERVISION IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER ONGOING SUPERVISION IN THE
 COMMUNITY or to obtain a death certificate to be used for administrative
 purposes for an inmate who has died under custody or when  requested  by
 the  office  of children and family services or an authorized agency for
 the purpose of providing a certified copy  or  certified  transcript  of
 birth to a youth placed in the care and custody or custody and guardian-
 ship of the local commissioner of social services or the care and custo-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 dy  or  custody  and  guardianship  of the office of children and family
 services in anticipation of such youth's  discharge  from  placement  or
 foster care.
   §  2. Section 4179 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 323
 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4179. Vital records; fees; city of  New  York.  Notwithstanding  the
 provisions  of  paragraph  one of subdivision a of section 207.13 of the
 health code of the city of New York,  the  department  of  health  shall
 charge,  and  the  applicant  shall pay, for a search of two consecutive
 calendar years under one name and  the  issuance  of  a  certificate  of
 birth, death or termination of pregnancy, or a certification of birth or
 death,  or  a  certification  that  the record cannot be found, a fee of
 fifteen dollars for each copy. Provided, however, that no such fee shall
 be charged when the department of corrections and community  supervision
 or  a  local  correctional facility as defined in subdivision sixteen of
 section two of the correction law requests a  certificate  of  birth  or
 certification  of birth for the purpose of providing such certificate of
 birth or certification of birth to an inmate  in  anticipation  of  such
 inmate's release from custody OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER COMMUNITY SUPER-
 VISION IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR HER ONGOING SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNI-
 TY  or  to  obtain  a  death  certificate  to be used for administrative
 purposes for an inmate who has died under custody or when the office  of
 children  and  family services or an authorized agency requests a certi-
 fied copy or certified transcript of birth for a  youth  placed  in  the
 custody  of  the local commissioner of social services or the custody of
 the office of children and family services pursuant to article three  of
 the family court act for the purpose of providing such certified copy or
 certified transcript of birth to such youth in anticipation of discharge
 from placement.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.