Bill Text: NY A07673 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a program for adults over fifty who are under community supervision or who will be released from a state correctional facility.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-30 - enacting clause stricken [A07673 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A07673-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7673
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 8, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Correction
        AN ACT to amend the  correction  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
          program for elderly inmates who are under community supervision or who
          will be released from a state correctional facility
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new  section  210
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 210. Reentry for the elderly program. 1. The department shall estab-
     4  lish  a  reentry  for the elderly program for adults over fifty years of
     5  age who are under community supervision or who will be released  from  a
     6  state correctional facility.
     7    2.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  the office of minority
     8  health, the commissioner of the city of New York  department  of  health
     9  and  mental hygiene, the commissioner of the city of New York department
    10  of homeless services and the  commissioner  of  the  city  of  New  York
    11  department  of  social  services  and  local stakeholders such as senior
    12  centers and service providers, shall be responsible for the  implementa-
    13  tion  and  coordination of program services provided for in this section
    14  for participants who are on community supervision or  will  be  released
    15  from a state correctional facility to the city of New York.
    16    3.  The  commissioner,  in  consultation  with  county  departments of
    17  health, mental health and social services, and with  local  stakeholders
    18  such  as county senior centers and service providers, shall be responsi-
    19  ble for the implementation and coordination of program services provided
    20  for in this section for participants who are on community supervision or
    21  will be released from a state correctional facility to a county  outside
    22  the city of New York.
    23    4.  The  program  shall  include, but not be limited to, the following
    24  components:
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11501-01-7
        A. 7673                             2
     1    (a) geriatric assessment and discharge planning to  assess  individual
     2  needs and develop individualized release plans;
     3    (b)  parole  board  interview  preparation including identification of
     4  approved residences; and
     5    (c) case management to connect participants  to  appropriate  housing,
     6  medical  and  behavioral health care, benefits, employment, and services
     7  available through senior centers, and provide ongoing support.
     8    5. The commissioners of the city of New York departments of health and
     9  mental hygiene, homeless services and social services and county commis-
    10  sioners of health, mental health, and social  services  shall  cooperate
    11  with  the  commissioner,  as  well  as the office of minority health, in
    12  furtherance of the program provided for in this section.
    13    6. The department may, subject to available  appropriations,  contract
    14  with  a non-profit entity for the performance of the functions set forth
    15  in this section.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2018.