Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2019 |
signed chap.385 |
Oct 11, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1263 substituted for s5945 |
May 20, 2019 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 16, 2019 |
advanced to third reading cal.322 |
May 14, 2019 |
reported |
Apr 30, 2019 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 14, 2019 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A916
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
Deborah Glick
Harry B. Bronson
David Weprin
2019-A916 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A916 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the department of corrections and community supervision shall provide an inmate, upon his or her discharge, with educational information about the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), instructions about how to obtain free HIV testing and referrals to community-based HIV prevention, education and counseling resources.
2019-A916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 916 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, GLICK, BRONSON, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to human immunodeficien- cy virus (HIV) prevention THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 76 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 1. (A) Prior to the release of an inmate from a correctional facility, the department shall provide such inmate with information on transi- tional services available in the county or city where such inmate is scheduled to be released. Such information shall include programs designed to promote the successful and productive reentry and reinte- gration of an inmate into society including medical and mental health services, HIV/AIDS services, educational, vocational and employment services, alcohol or substance abuse treatment and housing services. The department shall maintain a current list of transitional services which shall be updated regularly in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. Where appropriate, the department shall provide assistance to an inmate in contacting a program or service provider prior to such inmate's release to the community. (B) UPON DISCHARGE OF AN INMATE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUCH INMATE WITH EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PREVENTION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION, INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO OBTAIN FREE HIV TESTING UPON RELEASE, INCLUD- ING CONTACT INFORMATION FOR HIV COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICE PROVIDERS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OR CITY IN WHICH SUCH INMATE INTENDS TO RESIDE UPON RELEASE, AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED HIV PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING RESOURCES LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OR CITY IN WHICH SUCH INMATE INTENDS TO RESIDE UPON RELEASE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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