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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Jan 12, 2017 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
senate Bill S2304
Sponsored By
Terrence Murphy
(R, C, G, IP, SC) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Thomas D. Croci
(R) 0 Senate District
George A. Amedore, Jr.
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2304 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§709 & 94-b, Exec L; amd §20, Soc Serv L; add §1413, N-PC L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S6253
S2304 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department of law, the division of state police, and the division of homeland security and emergency services; directs the office for new Americans to conduct background screenings of all refugees who register; requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance on the refugees to whom it provides assistance, and to monitor the activities of such refugees for a certain period of time(view more)
S2304 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2304 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop a plan to ensure that refugee resettlement agencies monitor certain refugees; and directing the office for new Americans to conduct a background check on refugees; to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring aliens admitted to the United States as refugees to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; and to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to requiring refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance and requiring such agencies to monitor refugees for a certain period of time PURPOSE : This bill would ensure the proper registration, background check and monitoring of refugees seeking asylum in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 709 of the executive law, relating to the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, to require the commissioner to develop and implement a plan to ensure that all refugee settlement
S2304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2304 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MURPHY, CROCI, AMEDORE, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, MARCHIONE, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop a plan to ensure that refugee resettlement agencies monitor certain refugees; and directing the office for new Americans to conduct a background check on refugees; to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring aliens admitted to the United States as refugees to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; and to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to requiring refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance and requiring such agencies to moni- tor refugees for a certain period of time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (u) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of the execu- tive law is relettered paragraph (v) and a new paragraph (u) is added to read as follows: (U) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL REFUGEE RESETTLE- MENT AGENCIES COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW. § 2. Paragraphs (m) and (n) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b of the executive law, as added by chapter 206 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new paragraph (o) is added to read as follows: (m) Encourage and assist local governments in the development of activities to enhance civic engagement among immigrants and in immigrant communities; [and] (n) Beginning in two thousand fifteen, by June fifteenth of each year, produce a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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