Bill Text: NY S01315 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to transitional services for inmates released from state correctional facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-02 - SUBSTITUTED BY A858 [S01315 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01315-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1315
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to services for  inmates
         of state correctional facilities
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 76 of the correction law, as added by  chapter  506
    2  of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    3    S  76.  Notice  of  transitional  services  for  inmates released from
    4  correctional facilities. 1. Prior to the release of  an  inmate  from  a
    5  correctional  facility,  the  department  shall provide such inmate with
    6  information on transitional services available in  the  county  or  city
    7  where  such  inmate  is scheduled to be released. Such information shall
    8  [include referrals to] INCLUDE programs designed to promote the success-
    9  ful and productive reentry and reintegration of an inmate  into  society
   10  including  medical and mental health services, HIV/AIDS services, educa-
   11  tional, vocational and employment services, alcohol or  substance  abuse
   12  treatment  and housing services. The department shall maintain a current
   13  list of transitional services which shall be updated [no less than annu-
   14  ally] REGULARLY in order to effectuate the  purposes  of  this  section.
   15  WHERE  APPROPRIATE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AN INMATE
   16  IN CONTACTING A PROGRAM OR  SERVICE  PROVIDER  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  INMATE'S
   17  RELEASE TO THE COMMUNITY.
   18    2. The commissioner shall consult with, and be entitled to receive the
   19  assistance  of,  the  commissioners  of education, labor, health, mental
   20  health and the office of temporary  and  disability  assistance  in  the
   21  implementation of this section.
   22    S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
   23  manner as chapter 506 of the laws of 2014, takes effect.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07240-01-5