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Assembly Bill A3974

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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2017-A3974 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1056
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correctional Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9124, S6349
2019-2020: A7103, S3550

2017-A3974 (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.

2017-A3974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3974
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, 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
 
 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.
   § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02018-01-7

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