Assembly Bill A7493

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a coordinator for asylum seeker services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7493 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8558
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4-c, Exec L

2023-A7493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a coordinator for asylum seeker services to oversee the integration of services and benefits available to asylum seekers.

2023-A7493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7493
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a coordi-
   nator for asylum seeker services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  4-c
 to read as follows:
   §  4-C. COORDINATOR OF ASYLUM SEEKER SERVICES. 1. THE GOVERNOR AND THE
 MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL JOINTLY  APPOINT  A  COORDINATOR  OF
 ASYLUM SEEKER SERVICES. THE COORDINATOR SHALL OVERSEE THE INTEGRATION OF
 SERVICES  AND  BENEFITS  AVAILABLE  TO  ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
 LIVING OR ARRIVING IN NEW YORK STATE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATE  AGENCIES:
 THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE; THE DEPARTMENTS OF
 STATE, EDUCATION AND HEALTH; THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES;
 THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY  SERVICES;  AS  WELL  AS
 APPLICABLE LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
   2. THE COORDINATOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SYSTEMIC RESPONSE TO THE
 VARIOUS  NEEDS  OF ASYLUM SEEKERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTAKE,
 RESETTLEMENT ACROSS THE STATE, SUPPORT SERVICES, HEALTH  CARE,  HOUSING,
 EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, ACCESSING FEDERAL PROGRAMS
 AND  SERVICES,  AND  ADVOCATING  FOR  FEDERAL  LEGISLATION  AND POLICIES
 RELATED TO IMMIGRATION.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "ASYLUM SEEKER" SHALL REFER TO  AN
 INDIVIDUAL  WHO  CHANGES THEIR COUNTRY OF USUAL RESIDENCE TO SEEK TEMPO-
 RARY OR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, AND WHO HAS APPLIED  FOR
 ASYLUM  UNDER  8  U.S.  CODE § 1158 OR IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY; OR WHO IS A
 REFUGEE AS DEFINED BY SECTION 101(A)(42) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND  NATION-
 ALITY ACT (INA).
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10576-05-3

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