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Assembly Bill A9124A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the examination of the re-entry of incarcerated individuals

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2015-A9124 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6349
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3974, S1056
2019-2020: A7103, S3550

2015-A9124 - Summary

Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance and the department of corrections and community supervision to examine and make recommendations on current sanctions placed by the state and local social services districts on individuals prior to and after their release from incarceration as part of the individual's re-entry planning.

2015-A9124 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9124

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction

AN ACT in relation to the examination of  an  incarcerated  individual's
  re-entry  planning;  and  providing  for the repeal of such provisions
  upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The office of temporary and disability assistance and the
department of corrections and community supervision shall examine, eval-
uate and make recommendations on current sanctions placed by  the  state
and  local  social  services  districts  on  individuals  prior to their
release from incarceration as part of the  individual's  re-entry  plan-
ning.  Such  office  and  department shall direct their attention to the
following, but not be limited to:
  (a) Housing;
  (b) Medical;
  (c) Psychological counseling;
  (d) Chemical dependency services;
  (e) Employment; and
  (f) Childcare services.
  S 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the depart-
ment of corrections and community supervision shall  request  and  shall
receive any available information from state and local agencies that are
relevant and material to the study required by section one of this act.
  S  3.  Within  twelve  months  of  the effective date of this act, the
commissioner of the office of temporary and disability services and  the
commissioner  of the department of corrections and community supervision
shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary  president  of  the
senate,  the  speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate
and minority leader of the assembly  and  the  chairs  of  the  relevant
committees  in  both  the senate and assembly, on such office's and such
department's findings, conclusions and recommendations and shall  submit
therewith  such  legislative or regulatory proposals as deemed necessary
to implement their recommendations.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.

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2015-A9124A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6349
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3974, S1056
2019-2020: A7103, S3550

2015-A9124A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of temporary and disability assistance and the department of corrections and community supervision to examine and make recommendations on current sanctions placed by the state and local social services districts on individuals prior to and after their release from incarceration as part of the individual's re-entry planning.

2015-A9124A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9124--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, NOJAY, GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, BLAKE,
  BRONSON, CRESPO, RODRIGUEZ,  RICHARDSON,  MOSLEY,  CAHILL,  WALKER  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. COOK, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT in relation to the examination of  an  incarcerated  individual's
  re-entry  planning;  and  providing  for the repeal of such provisions
  upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The office of temporary and disability assistance and the
department of corrections and community supervision shall examine, eval-
uate and make recommendations on any current sanctions  or  barriers  to
re-entry  to  the community after a sentence of incarceration that exist
in statute, law, regulation, policy or practice of the  state  or  local
social services districts that have an impact on individuals prior to or
after  their  release  from incarceration.   The topics examined by such
office and department shall, include, but not be  limited  to  any  such
sanctions  or  barriers  to  re-entry that may be found in the following
areas:
  (a) Housing;
  (b) Medical;
  (c) Mental health counseling;
  (d) Substance abuse and addiction services;
  (e) Employment;
  (f) Benefits programs; and
  (g) Childcare services.
  S 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the depart-
ment of corrections and community supervision shall  request  and  shall
receive any available information from state and local agencies that are
relevant and material to the study required by section one of this act.
  S  3.  Within  twelve  months  of  the effective date of this act, the
commissioner of the office of temporary and  disability  assistance  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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