Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release, relating to the payment of funds required by section one hundred twenty-five of this article in the form of an electronic benefit transfer card.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5819
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to certain information
provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 125-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 125-a. Notice of fees and charges for debit cards provided upon
4 release. 1. For the purposes of this section, a "release debit card"
5 shall mean the payment of funds required by section one hundred twenty-
6 five of this article in the form of an electronic benefit transfer card.
7 2. Any financial institution that enters into a contract with New York
8 state to issue release debit cards shall provide a clear, understand-
9 able, and detailed schedule of fees and charges with each such release
10 debit card.
11 3. Such schedule of fees shall:
12 (a) be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner, be easily accessi-
13 ble, and written in plain language;
14 (b) include, but shall not be limited to, fees for ATM use, balance
15 inquiries, fund transfers, card replacement, account maintenance, and
16 customer service interactions;
17 (c) be provided in physical forms as a separate document and, if
18 feasible, electronic forms as a separate attachment upon the card's
19 issuance;
20 (d) be available on the official website of the card provider; and
21 (e) be provided in the six most common non-English languages spoken by
22 individuals with limited-English proficiency in New York state;
23 4. (a) Changes to the schedule of fees and charges shall occur no more
24 frequently than once per year and shall be communicated to the cardhold-
25 er at least sixty days before taking effect.
26 (b) Notification of changes to the schedule of fees and charges shall
27 be made through physical means and, if feasible, electronic means.
28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09844-01-5
