NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9817

Senate Bill S9817

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of breast pumps to certain incarcerated birth parents and allowing children to remain with their incarcerated birth parent for a period of time

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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May 31, 2024	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2023-S9817 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3483
Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §611, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A4610

2023-S9817 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to all mothers who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such mothers, but not beyond the date such child reaches twenty-four months of age except in limited circumstances related to parole; allows children to remain with their mothers in a correctional institution until twenty-four months of age, or longer in certain cases related to parole; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated mothers.

2023-S9817 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9817

SPONSOR: SALAZAR
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to providing breast
pumps to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to provide incarcerated parents the ability
to breastfeed their newborn child and express breast milk in a comforta-
ble and private area, extends the length of time a child may remain in a
prison nursery program and establishes annual reporting requirements.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one would provide that a person who gives birth in a hospital or
medical facility while in the custody of an institution or local correc-
tional facility shall be permitted to keep all health and newborn-relat-
ed supplies and equipment provided to them by the hospital or medical
facility upon their return to the institution or correctional facility.

The institution or correctional facility shall not require a parent to
breastfeed or discriminate against or penalize a parent for breastfeed-
ing. DOCCS must compile an annual report for the legislature regarding
pregnant and birthing incarcerated individuals.

Section two provides for the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Breastfeeding provides a host of mental and physical health benefits for
both the birth parent and baby. Research has long established that
breastfed babies develop stronger immune systems and have lower rates of
ear infections, colds and respiratory illnesses, as well as lower rates
of sudden infant death syndrome and infant mortality. The benefits of
nutrient-dense breastmilk are apparent in the health of the children as
they grow older as well, resulting in a reduced risk of diabetes, aller-
gies, heart disease and other health complications.  Breastfeeding also
provides many benefits to the birth parent by reducing the risk of post-
partum depression, postpartum bleeding and the risk of anemia. Breast-
feeding also aids in the production of two hormones, oxytocin and
prolactin, which reduce stress.

Unfortunately, despite all of the benefits provided by breastfeeding,
many people that are incarcerated are not provided the opportunity to
breastfeed their children or express breastmilk to later be provided to
their child. Nationwide, people who may become pregnant account for
approximately 10% of individuals in prisons and jails. New York State
has several correctional facilities that house parents and their chil-
dren, including Bedford Hills Correctional Facility; one of just eight
prison nursery programs in the country. This legislation extends the
amount of time a child may remain with their parent in the nursery
program and implements a series of changes to help birth parents breast-
feed their children while incarcerated, including requiring all state
and local correctional facilities to provide equipment and a private and
comfortable space to pump and allowing incarcerated people to express
milk to later be provided to their child living outside of the correc-
tional facility.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill in the Senate.

Assembly:

2024 (A3483-A): Referred to Correction, reported to Ways & Means

2023 (A3483-A): Referred to Correction

2022 (A4610): Referred to Ways and Means

2021 (A4610): Referred to Correction

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2023-S9817 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9817
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to providing breast
   pumps to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 611 of the correction law is amended by adding four
 new subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   5. A PERSON WHO GIVES BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY WHILE IN
 THE  CUSTODY  OF  AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO KEEP ALL HEALTH AND NEWBORN RELATED SUPPLIES AND  EQUIPMENT
 PROVIDED  TO  THEM BY THE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL FACILITY UPON THEIR RETURN
 TO THE INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO  DIAPERS,  BREAST  PUMP  EQUIPMENT,  BREASTFEEDING SUPPLIES,
 BREAST PADS, SANITARY NAPKINS, UNDERWEAR,  WATER  BOTTLE,  HEATING  PAD,
 PERINEAL  SQUIRT  BOTTLES, SITZ BATHS, AND HEALTH CREAMS, OINTMENTS, AND
 SPRAYS. SUCH PERSON AND THEIR NEWBORN SHALL BE  PROVIDED  WITH  UNINTER-
 RUPTED  ACCESS TO THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED BY
 MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT THE HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL  FACILITY  FOR  A  DURATION
 CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMEFRAME PRESCRIBED BY SUCH PERSONNEL.
   6.  (A)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A BREASTFEEDING PARENT IS
 DEFINED AS:
   (I) A PARENT IN CUSTODY OF AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
 ITY WHO LIVES WITH THEIR CHILD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF
 THIS SECTION; AND
   (II) A PARENT IN CUSTODY  OF  AN  INSTITUTION  OR  LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL
 FACILITY  WHO  IS  ABLE  TO  PRODUCE BREAST MILK OF ANY AMOUNT AND WHOSE
 CHILD IS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS  THIRTY-SIX  MONTHS  OF  AGE  OR
 YOUNGER.
   (B) (I) A BREASTFEEDING PARENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
   (A)  BREASTFEED  THEIR  CHILD CONSISTENT WITH THE RIGHTS ENUMERATED IN
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FIVE-A  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01366-06-4
 S. 9817                             2
 
   (B)  BREASTFEED  THEIR  CHILD  IN ANY LOCATION CONSISTENT WITH SECTION
 SEVENTY-NINE-E OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW OR USE A BREAST PUMP  OR  EXPRESS
 BREAST  MILK  IN  ANY  LOCATION,  PROVIDED THAT THE INSTITUTION OR LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY HAS AUTHORIZED SUCH PARENT AND THEIR CHILD  TO  BE
 IN SUCH LOCATION;
   (C)  BREASTFEED  AND  EXPRESS BREAST MILK AT A FREQUENCY DETERMINED BY
 SUCH PARENT;
   (D) STORE BREAST MILK AT THE INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILI-
 TY IN A FASHION CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS
 (F) AND (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (E) IF SUCH PARENT IS NOT LIVING WITH THEIR CHILD, DESIGNATE AN  INDI-
 VIDUAL  IN  THE  COMMUNITY TO GATHER BREAST MILK FROM THE INSTITUTION OR
 LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  DELIVERING  THE  BREAST
 MILK TO THEIR CHILD.
   (II) AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL NOT REQUIRE A
 PARENT  TO  BREASTFEED  OR DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OR PENALIZE IN ANY WAY A
 PARENT FOR THEIR BREASTFEEDING DECISIONS AND ACTIONS.
   (C) A BREASTFEEDING PARENT PARTICIPATING IN JOBS  AND  PROGRAMS  SHALL
 NOT  BE PENALIZED FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED SIX-C OF THE LABOR LAW, AND SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH  THE  SAME
 ACCOMMODATIONS AS REQUIRED UNDER SUCH SECTION OF THE LABOR LAW.
   (D)  AN  INSTITUTION  OR  LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE A
 BREASTFEEDING PARENT, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 WITH THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  A PERSONAL ELECTRIC PUMP WITH ASSOCIATED PARTS INCLUDING FLANGES,
 VALVES, MEMBRANES, CONNECTIONS, TUBES, AND COLLECTION BOTTLES;
   (II) A PERSONAL MANUAL PUMP;
   (III) A PERSONAL  BREASTFEEDING  COVER,  PERSONAL  PILLOW,  AND  OTHER
 PERSONAL  ITEMS  THAT ALLOW FOR COMFORT AND PRIVACY DURING BREASTFEEDING
 AND EXPRESSING BREAST MILK;
   (IV) COMPREHENSIVE CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT BREASTFEEDING AND  LACTA-
 TION  THAT  REFLECTS STANDARDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN A LANGUAGE
 AND MANNER UNDERSTANDABLE TO SUCH PARENT; AND
   (V) ACCESS TO BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION  ASSISTANCE  FROM  PERSONNEL
 WITH RELEVANT EXPERTISE AND, IF AVAILABLE, OTHER INDIVIDUALS INCARCERAT-
 ED  AT  THE  INSTITUTION  OR  LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHO WORK IN OR
 OTHERWISE SUPPORT PREGNANCY OR CHILD RELATED PROGRAMMING AND ARE ABLE TO
 PROVIDE BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION SUPPORT.
   (E) UPON SUCH PARENT'S REQUEST FOR INFANT FORMULA, THE INSTITUTION  OR
 LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PARENT WITH FORMULA THAT
 MEET STANDARDS AND NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED  STATES
 FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINISTRATION.  IF  SUCH  PARENT DETERMINES THAT THEIR
 INFANT IS INTOLERANT TO OR OTHERWISE MADE  PHYSICALLY  UNCOMFORTABLE  BY
 THE  FORMULA  PROVIDED,  THE  INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
 SHALL PROVIDE ALTERNATE FORMULAS UNTIL SUCH PARENT DETERMINES  THAT  ONE
 IS  SUFFICIENT  FOR  THEIR  INFANT. PRIOR TO MAKING THEIR DETERMINATION,
 SUCH PARENT SHALL BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS FORMULA RELATED
 ISSUES WITH PERSONNEL PROVIDING LACTATION CARE  AND  PEDIATRIC  CARE  IN
 THAT INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
   (F) AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL ACQUIRE BREAST
 PUMP  PARTS  AND BREAST MILK STORAGE DEVICES ONLY FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND
 AGENCIES THAT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION  37-0505  OF  THE  ENVIRON-
 MENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,  AND  SHALL  CLEAN  OR  ALLOW A BREASTFEEDING
 PARENT, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO CLEAN BREAST
 PUMP PARTS AND BREAST MILK STORAGE DEVICES  AT  A  FREQUENCY  CONSISTENT
 WITH REGULATIONS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
 S. 9817                             3
 
   (G)  AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL STORE BREAST-
 MILK SAFELY IN A REFRIGERATOR OR COMPARABLE COOLING UNIT CONSISTENT WITH
 GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UNTIL IT IS  READY  FOR
 CONSUMPTION  BY THE CHILD OF A BREASTFEEDING PARENT, AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR FOR PICK UP BY A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   7.  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSION SHALL COMPILE DATA OUTLINED IN
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,
 THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF  THE  ASSEM-
 BLY,  THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF
 THE SENATE CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND  CORRECTION  COMMITTEE,  THE  CHAIR-
 PERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY
 CORRECTION COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS,
 AND  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  BLACK,  PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC AND ASIAN
 LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. SUCH DATA SHALL BE DISAGGREGATED BY INSTITUTION  AND
 LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  AND  REPORTED IN A DE-IDENTIFIED FASHION.
 REPORTS ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE
 WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION.
   (B)  EACH  INSTITUTION AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL WORK WITH
 RELEVANT PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTED  EXTERNAL  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS  TO
 COLLECT  THE FOLLOWING DATA AND PROVIDE IT IN A DE-IDENTIFIED FASHION TO
 THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS KNOWN TO BE PREGNANT UPON ADMISSION;
   (II)  THE  NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS BEING PREGNANT WHILE IN
 CUSTODY, INCLUDING THE NUMBER PARTICIPATING IN A  WORK  RELEASE  PROGRAM
 AND THE NUMBER IN CUSTODY FOR A PAROLE VIOLATION;
   (III) THE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS OF PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS;
   (IV)  THE NUMBER OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES, MOLAR PREGNANCIES, ABORTIONS,
 MISCARRIAGES, STILLBIRTHS, VAGINAL DELIVERIES, AND CAESAREAN DELIVERIES;
   (V) THE NUMBER OF PREGNANCIES DETERMINED BY MEDICAL  PERSONNEL  TO  BE
 HIGH RISK AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH DETERMINATIONS;
   (VI)  FOR EACH NEWBORN, THE GESTATIONAL AGE AT DELIVERY, BIRTH WEIGHT,
 AND LENGTH OF STAY, IF ANY, IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;
   (VII) FOR PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS, THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER  IDENTI-
 TY, AGE, CRIME OF CONVICTION, AND COUNTY OF CONVICTION;
   (VIII)  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WHO APPLY FOR A NURSERY PROGRAM, THEIR RACE,
 ETHNICITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE, CRIME  OF  CONVICTION,  AND  COUNTY  OF
 CONVICTION,  WHETHER  THOSE  INDIVIDUALS WERE APPROVED OR DENIED FOR THE
 PROGRAM, ALONG WITH SPECIFIC AND DETAILED REASONS FOR DENIALS, INCLUDING
 HOW THEY MAY RELATE TO THE CRIME OF CONVICTION, CRIMINAL RECORD,  CUSTO-
 DIAL  HISTORY,  HISTORY  OF  VIOLENCE, HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT WITH CHILD
 PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OR HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL,  THE
 MENTAL  OR PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR CHILD, OR THE
 SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, CHILD, OR OTHERS IN THE NURSERY;
   (IX) THE NUMBER OF BABIES WHO DO NOT RETURN  TO  AN  INSTITUTION  WITH
 THEIR  PARENT  AND  THE REASONS, INCLUDING DENIAL FOR A NURSERY PROGRAM,
 AND WHERE THOSE BABIES ARE PLACED, INCLUDING  NON-KINSHIP  FOSTER  CARE,
 KINSHIP  FOSTER  CARE,  WITH THE OTHER PARENT, WITH A FRIEND, AND WITH A
 FAMILY MEMBER NOT IN FOSTER CARE;
   (X) FOR INSTITUTIONS WITH A NURSERY PROGRAM,  THE  NUMBER  OF  NURSERY
 BEDS AVAILABLE AND THE NUMBER OF BEDS UTILIZED EACH MONTH;
   (XI) THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN EACH NURSERY APPLICATION AND DECISION,
 THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN EACH DECISION AND THE BIRTH OF THE CHILD, AND
 S. 9817                             4
 
 IF  ADMISSION  IS  GRANTED,  THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN THE DECISION AND
 PLACEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE NURSERY;
   (XII) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE NURSERY PROGRAM;
   (XIII) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO ENTER A NURSERY FROM THE COMMUNITY;
   (XIV) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REMOVED FROM THE NURSERY DISAGGREGATED
 BY RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE, CRIME OF CONVICTION, COUNTY OF
 CONVICTION, AND LENGTH OF NURSERY STAY, ALONG WITH SPECIFIC AND DETAILED
 REASONS  FOR  REMOVALS,  INCLUDING  HOW  THEY MAY RELATE TO THE CRIME OF
 CONVICTION, CRIMINAL RECORD, CUSTODIAL  HISTORY,  HISTORY  OF  VIOLENCE,
 HISTORY  OF  INVOLVEMENT  WITH  CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, OR HISTORY OF
 SUBSTANCE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THE MENTAL OR  PHYSICAL  HEALTH  CONDI-
 TIONS  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL  OR  CHILD, AND THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL,
 CHILD, OR OTHERS IN THE NURSERY;
   (XV) THE NUMBER OF BABIES REMOVED FROM A  NURSERY  PROGRAM  AND  WHERE
 THOSE  BABIES  ARE  PLACED,  INCLUDING  NON-KINSHIP FOSTER CARE, KINSHIP
 FOSTER CARE, WITH THE OTHER PARENT, WITH A FRIEND,  AND  WITH  A  FAMILY
 MEMBER NOT IN FOSTER CARE; AND
   (XVI)  THE  NUMBER  OF  BABIES  WHO RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR
 PARENT AFTER BEING IN A NURSERY PROGRAM AND THE LENGTH OF TIME SPENT  IN
 THE NURSERY.
   8. ANY PERSON CONFINED IN AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILI-
 TY THAT HOUSES PREGNANT OR POSTPARTUM INDIVIDUALS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY
 BECOME PREGNANT SHALL RECEIVE NOTICE IN WRITING IN A LANGUAGE AND MANNER
 UNDERSTANDABLE TO THEM ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN EACH SUBDIVI-
 SION  OF  THIS SECTION UPON THEIR ADMISSION AND AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF THE
 INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN WHICH THEY ARE HOUSED,  IF
 THEY  ARE KNOWN TO BE PREGNANT OR TO BE A BREASTFEEDING PARENT, OR TO BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR CHILD TO JOIN THEM IN AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL CORREC-
 TIONAL FACILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS  SECTION.
 THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OR SHERIFF SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE REQUIREMENTS
 CONTAINED IN EACH SUBDIVISION OF THIS  SECTION  IN  PROMINENT  LOCATIONS
 WHERE  PREGNANCY  RELATED  CARE AND CHILD RELATED CARE ARE PROVIDED. THE
 DEPARTMENT  AND  THE  SHERIFF  SHALL  PROVIDE  ANNUAL  TRAINING  ON  THE
 PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN EACH SUBDIVISION OF THIS SECTION FOR ALL CORREC-
 TIONAL,  CIVILIAN AND VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE TRANS-
 PORTATION, SUPERVISION OR  CARE  OF  PREGNANT  PEOPLE  OR  BREASTFEEDING
 PARENTS, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION SIX THIS SECTION, OR
 PARENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR CHILD TO JOIN THEM IN AN INSTITUTION OR LOCAL
 CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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