Assembly Bill A9841

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to commencing a study on the relationship between the corrections system and the child welfare system

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9841 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9063
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §30, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4695
2013-2014: A2992
2015-2016: A4522, A9972
2017-2018: A1040
2019-2020: A2205
2023-2024: A657, S1771

2021-A9841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commencing a study on the relationship between the corrections system and the child welfare system.

2021-A9841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9841
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to commencing a study on
   the relationship between the corrections system and the child  welfare
   system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 30 to
 read as follows:
   § 30. INMATE STUDY. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A  COMPREHENSIVE
 STUDY  ON  INMATES'  PRIOR  INVOLVEMENT  WITH CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE
 SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) PREVIOUS PLACEMENT IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE, SPECIFYING TYPE OF  PLACE-
 MENT:  FOSTER  CARE,  KINSHIP  FOSTER CARE, SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES,
 NON-SECURE DETENTION FACILITIES, GROUP HOMES OR OTHER  AUTHORIZED  AGEN-
 CIES  OR  FACILITIES  OPERATED OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES;
   (B) THE APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF SUCH PERIOD OF PLACEMENT;
   (C) THE AGE OF THE INMATE DURING SUCH PERIOD OF PLACEMENT;
   (D) THE ETHNIC BACKGROUND OF THE INMATE; AND
   (E) THE INMATE'S GENDER.
   2. AS PART OF THE STUDY THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONDUCT  SURVEYS  ON
 CURRENT INMATES IN STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
 THE  SURVEY  SHALL  BE  BASED ON A RANDOM SAMPLE OR OTHER SCIENTIFICALLY
 APPROPRIATE SAMPLE OF NOT LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF  ALL  STATE,  COUNTY,
 AND MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF EACH SURVEY
 PARTICIPANT BY USING SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES AND OTHER  SIMILAR
 SURVEY METHODS, WHICH WILL ENSURE THE RESPONDENT'S ANONYMITY.
   4. AN INMATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN HIS OR HER INFORMED CONSENT
 ONLY  IF  HE  OR  SHE  IS INFORMED IN WRITING OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND
 BENEFITS OF THE STUDY.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE A WRITTEN REPORT  ON  THE  RELATIONSHIP
 BETWEEN  THE  CORRECTIONS  SYSTEM  AND  THE  CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM TO THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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