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                                 9124--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2016
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, NOJAY, GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, 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 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

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:

  Section  1.  The office of temporary and disability assistance and the
department of corrections and community supervision shall examine, eval-
uate and make recommendations on any current sanctions  or  barriers  to
re-entry  to  the community after a sentence of incarceration that exist
in statute, law, regulation, policy or practice of the  state  or  local
social services districts that have an impact on individuals prior to or
after  their  release  from incarceration.   The topics examined by such
office and department shall, include, but not be  limited  to  any  such
sanctions  or  barriers  to  re-entry that may be found in the following
areas:
  (a) Housing;
  (b) Medical;
  (c) Mental health counseling;
  (d) Substance abuse and addiction services;
  (e) Employment;
  (f) Benefits programs; and
  (g) Childcare services.
  S 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the depart-
ment of corrections and community supervision shall  request  and  shall
receive any available information from state and local agencies that are
relevant and material to the study required by section one of this act.
  S  3.  Within  twelve  months  of  the effective date of this act, the
commissioner of the office of temporary and  disability  assistance  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                           LBD13408-02-6

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the  commissioner  of the department of corrections and community super-
vision shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary president of
the senate, the speaker of the assembly,  the  minority  leader  of  the
senate  and  minority leader of the assembly and the chairs of the rele-
vant committees in both the senate and assembly, on  such  office's  and
such  department's  findings,  conclusions and recommendations and shall
submit therewith such legislative  or  regulatory  proposals  as  deemed
necessary to implement their recommendations.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.