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A03974 Summary:

A03974 Actions:

A03974 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORRECTION   Chair:Weprin      
DATE:03/22/2017AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Weprin
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Finch
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Sepulveda
Aye
Davila
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/23/2017AYE/NAY:33/0  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Walter
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Perry
Aye
Curran
Aye
Colton
Aye
Ra
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Excused
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Excused
Rozic
Aye

A03974 Floor Votes:

A03974 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3974
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 30, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, BRONSON, CRESPO,
          RODRIGUEZ, RICHARDSON, MOSLEY, CAHILL, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A.   COOK, HYNDMAN, SIMON --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Correction
 
        AN  ACT  in  relation to the examination of an incarcerated individual's
          re-entry planning; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
          upon expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The office of temporary and disability assistance  and  the
     2  department of corrections and community supervision shall examine, eval-
     3  uate  and  make  recommendations on any current sanctions or barriers to
     4  re-entry to the community after a sentence of incarceration  that  exist
     5  in  statute,  law,  regulation, policy or practice of the state or local
     6  social services districts that have an impact on individuals prior to or
     7  after their release from incarceration.   The topics  examined  by  such
     8  office  and  department  shall,  include, but not be limited to any such
     9  sanctions or barriers to re-entry that may be  found  in  the  following
    10  areas:
    11    (a) Housing;
    12    (b) Medical;
    13    (c) Mental health counseling;
    14    (d) Substance abuse and addiction services;
    15    (e) Employment;
    16    (f) Benefits programs; and
    17    (g) Childcare services.
    18    § 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the depart-
    19  ment  of  corrections  and community supervision shall request and shall
    20  receive any available information from state and local agencies that are
    21  relevant and material to the study required by section one of this act.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02018-01-7
        A. 3974                             2

     1    § 3. Within twelve months of the  effective  date  of  this  act,  the
     2  commissioner  of  the  office of temporary and disability assistance and
     3  the commissioner of the department of corrections and  community  super-
     4  vision shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of
     5  the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the assembly, the minority leader of the
     6  senate and minority leader of the assembly and the chairs of  the  rele-
     7  vant  committees  in  both the senate and assembly, on such office's and
     8  such department's findings, conclusions and  recommendations  and  shall
     9  submit  therewith  such  legislative  or  regulatory proposals as deemed
    10  necessary to implement their recommendations.
    11    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    12  deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.