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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to guidance to facilities
   and programs overseen by state agencies on interactions  with  Federal
   immigration authorities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b  of
 the  executive  law,  as  added  by chapter 625 of the laws of 2024, are
 amended and a new paragraph (q) is added to read as follows:
   (o) Encourage the development of and provide for the establishment  of
 a state military immigrant family legacy program liaison, as provided in
 section twenty-nine-b of the veterans' services law; [and]
   (p)  Request individuals seeking assistance from the office answer the
 following questions: "Have you served in the  United  States  military?"
 "Has  someone  in  your  family  served  in the United States military?"
 Individuals identifying themselves  or  a  family  member  as  "intended
 recipients"  of  the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state mili-
 tary immigrant family legacy program as such term is  defined  in  para-
 graph  (e)  of subdivision one of section twenty-nine-b of the veterans'
 services law, shall be advised of such program. In addition, such  indi-
 viduals  shall be informed that the department of veterans' services and
 local veterans' service agencies established pursuant to section  seven-
 teen  of  the  veterans'  services  law  provide assistance to uniformed
 service members, veterans and their families regarding  benefits  avail-
 able  under  federal  and  state law. Information regarding veterans and
 military status provided by assisted individuals shall be  protected  as
 personal  confidential material, and used only to identify such individ-
 uals as "intended recipients" of the staff sergeant Alex R.  Jimenez New
 York State military immigrant family legacy program, and to assist  such
 individuals  in  matters relating to immigration status and citizenship,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 and in  referring  such  individuals  to  the  department  of  veterans'
 services or local veterans' service agencies for information and assist-
 ance  with  regard  to benefits and entitlements under federal and state
 law[.]; AND
   (Q) ASSIST STATE AGENCIES IN THE PREPARATION OF GUIDANCE TO BE DISSEM-
 INATED  TO  FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY SUCH AGENCIES CONCERNING
 INQUIRIES FROM FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES SEEKING ACCESS  TO  INDI-
 VIDUALS  RESIDING OR PARTICIPATING IN SUCH FACILITIES OR PROGRAMS, OR TO
 RECORDS OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH PERSONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided,  however,  if
 chapter 625 of the laws of 2024 has not yet taken effect then the amend-
 ments  to paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b of the
 executive law made by section one of this act shall take effect  on  the
 same  date  and  in  the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2024
 takes effect.