Assembly Bill A696

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires foster care records of incarcerated individual to be sent to a correctional facility

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A696 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §71, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3623
2011-2012: A2720
2013-2014: A2861
2015-2016: A4593, A9982
2017-2018: A1136
2019-2020: A2162
2021-2022: A5553, A9858
2023-2024: A652

2025-A696 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires foster care records of incarcerated individuals to be sent to the correctional facility.

2025-A696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    696
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GIBBS, TAYLOR, CUNNINGHAM, GLICK -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. LEVENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to certain persons
   received into the custody of the department of corrections and  commu-
   nity supervision
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 71 of the correction law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. WHEN A PERSON IS COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND
 SUCH  PERSON  HAS  A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BEING IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
 PURSUANT TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OBTAIN A RECORD
 OF SUCH FOSTER CARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHAT  AGE  SUCH  PERSON
 ENTERED  FOSTER  CARE  AND FOR WHAT PERIOD OF TIME SUCH PERSON WAS UNDER
 SUCH CARE. A COPY OF SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE AND  DELIVERED
 TO  ANY  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  WHERE  SUCH  PERSON  IS INCARCERATED. A
 CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00795-01-5

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