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A00908 Summary:

BILL NOA00908
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01233
 
SPONSORBurgos
 
COSPNSRGibbs, Colton
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §627, Cor L
 
Increases access to substance abuse programming for incarcerated individuals whose first language is not English.
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A00908 Actions:

BILL NOA00908
 
01/11/2023referred to correction
04/18/2023reported referred to ways and means
01/03/2024referred to ways and means
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A00908 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           908
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. BURGOS, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Correction
 
        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to increasing access  to
          substance  abuse  programming for incarcerated individuals whose first
          language is not English
 
          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 627
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 627. Access to substance abuse programming for certain  incarcerated
     4  individuals.  The commissioner shall take steps to ensure that incarcer-
     5  ated individuals whose first language is not English are able to  under-
     6  stand,  participate  and  complete  substance abuse programs provided in
     7  correctional facilities. Such steps may include, but need not be limited
     8  to, increased employment of bilingual  substance  abuse  counselors  and
     9  program  staff,  translation  of program content and materials, targeted
    10  programs for non-English speaking  incarcerated  individuals  and  other
    11  strategies  determined  by  the  commissioner  in  consultation with the
    12  office of addiction services and supports.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00608-01-3
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