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                                   3974
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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 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:
 
   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.
   § 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 3. Within twelve months of the  effective  date  of  this  act,  the
 commissioner  of  the  office of temporary and disability assistance and
 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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed one year after it shall have become a law.