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                                   7103
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- 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.
   §  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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD06304-01-9

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 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.