New York S 6170: Establishes requirements for resettling, transporting or relocating certain migrants to other municipalities

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S06170 Summary:

BILL NOS06170 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03532

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SPONSORGRIFFO

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §99-aa, Gen Muni L

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Imposes consultation and reporting requirements for municipal corporations resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered, or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human services in the case of minors, the secretary of homeland security in the case of adults, or any municipal corporation within the state or agents thereof.

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BILL NOS06170 

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6170

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, OBERACKER -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Local Government

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing
 requirements for resettling, transporting or relocating certain
 migrants to other municipalities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 99-aa to read as follows:
 3 § 99-aa. Requirements for resettling, transporting or relocating
 4 certain migrants to other municipalities. 1. Any municipal corporation
 5 resettling, transporting or relocating non-detained migrants to another
 6 municipal corporation within the state, which is directed, administered,
 7 or funded by the federal government, the secretary of health and human
 8 services in the case of minors, the secretary of homeland security in
 9 the case of adults, or any municipal corporation within the state or
 10 agents thereof, shall not later than thirty days before such resettle-
 11 ment, transportation, or relocation consult with both the governor and
 12 the chief executive officer of the directly affected municipal corpo-
 13 ration regarding the proposed resettlement, transportation or relo-
 14 cation.
 15 2. (a) Not later than seven days after the effective date of this
 16 section, and monthly thereafter, the chief executive officer of the
 17 municipal corporation that is funding or directing the relocation of
 18 non-detained migrants shall make a state-specific report regarding the
 19 resettlement, transportation or relocation of such non-detained migrants
 20 in the United States during the previous month that was directed, admin-
 21 istered, or funded by the federal government or the municipal corpo-
 22 ration or that involved noncitizens subject to the United States immi-
 23 gration and customs enforcement's alternatives to detention program.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06676-01-5

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 1 Such report shall be provided to the governor and the chief executive
 2 officer of every municipal corporation within the state that migrants
 3 are being transported to. Additionally such report shall be made avail-
 4 able on a publicly accessible government website for the municipal
 5 corporation making the report.
 6 (b) Each report shall contain:
 7 (i) the total number of migrants resettled, transported or relocated
 8 during the previous month and the current calendar year, disaggregated
 9 by:
 10 (A) the numbers of single adults, members of family units, and minors;
 11 (B) age;
 12 (C) sex; and
 13 (D) country of origin;
 14 (ii) the methods used to determine the ages of such migrants;
 15 (iii) the methods used to verify the familial status of such migrants;
 16 (iv) the types of settings in which such migrants are being resettled,
 17 transported or relocated, which may be aggregated by the general type of
 18 setting;
 19 (v) summary of the educational or occupational resources or assistance
 20 provided to such migrants;
 21 (vi) whether such migrants are