New York S 9701: Relates to qualified withdrawals under the New York state college choice tuition savings program

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S09701 Summary:

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Add §150.85, CP L

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Establishes a program to provide immediate assistance to persons to whom an appearance ticket has been issued in order to address the critical needs of such persons for housing, medical treatment, legal representation, and other requirements.

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9701

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to enacting the
 "rapid engagement initiative act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "rapid
 2 engagement initiative act".
 3 § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section
 4 150.85 to read as follows:
 5 § 150.85 Rapid engagement initiative program.
 6 1. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
 7 (a) "Client" means an individual given a desk appearance ticket who
 8 has elected to engage with a rapid engagement team.
 9 (b) "Critical services" means social services including, but are not
 10 limited to, health and mental health care, casework managers, substance
 11 use treatment, benefits application assistance, supportive, transi-
 12 tional, supportive housing, legal services, and access to immediate
 13 needs such as food, clothing, access to a cell phone and hygiene
 14 products.
 15 (c) "Milestone program" means a program that uses goal achievement
 16 along a project timeline to track the progress of a client.
 17 (d) "Peer navigator" means a caseworker employed by a qualified social
 18 service organization, who is able to build trusting relationships with
 19 clients and potential clients, either drawing from shared experiences or
 20 having worked closely with vulnerable populations.
 21 (e) "Precinct" means the physical office location of the policing unit
 22 responsible for a designated geography of cities having a population of
 23 over one million persons.
 24 (f) "Problem solving court" means a local criminal court formed to
 25 address a matter of special concern based upon the status of the defend-
 26 ant or the victim, including, but not limited to, drug court, domestic
 27 violence court, youth court, mental health court and veterans court.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06577-01-5

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 1 (g) "Program" means the rapid engagement initiative program estab-
 2 lished by this section.
 3 (h) "Qualified social service organization" means a not-for-profit,
 4 social service provider approved by the division of criminal justice
 5 services as provided in subdivision seven of this section.
 6 (i) "Rapid engagement team" means a team of caseworkers and social
 7 workers employed by a qualified social service organization, who are
 8 responsible for connecting a client to necessary critical services as
 9 provided in subdivision six of this section.
 10 2. (a) The provisions of this section apply to a city having a popu-
 11 lation of one million or more persons. The division of criminal justice
 12 services and the department of social services shall establish a rapid
 13 engagement initiative program for the purpose of connecting individuals
 14 charged with certain crimes to voluntary supportive services shortly
 15 after contact with law enforcement. The program shall assess and provide
 16 services to individuals to whom an appearance ticket has been issued.
 17 Participation in the program by the charged individual shall be volun-
 18 tary.
 19 (b) Each police precinct shall be assigned one or more peer navigators
 20 who shall function as the contact person or persons between the police,
 21 the charged individual and the qualified social service