New York A 4953: Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities; appropriation

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A04953 Summary:

BILL NOA04953 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07509

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SPONSORGibbs (MS)

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Hyndman, Kelles, Raga

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MLTSPNSRBrown K

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Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate issues affecting reentry of incarcerated individuals released from correctional facilities; appropriates $250,000 therefor.

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BILL NOA04953 

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02/10/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4953

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, HYNDMAN, KELLES, RAGA --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study and investigate
 issues affecting reentry of incarcerated individuals released from
 correctional facilities; making an appropriation therefor; and provid-
 ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York
 2 state criminal justice commission on reentry (hereinafter "commission"),
 3 is hereby created to study issues, including relevant statutes, regu-
 4 lations and existing programs involving reentry and re-integration of
 5 incarcerated individuals released from state and local correctional
 6 facilities. The commission shall investigate all factors that impede
 7 successful re-integration into society and obviate the concept of a
 8 second chance. The commission shall analyze the impact of existing
 9 policies on successful reentry, identify specific obstacles to re-inte-
 10 gration and compare policies of this state to those of other states and
 11 the federal government. The commission shall collect data from state and
 12 federal agencies and may analyze any current research deemed relevant
 13 and appropriate.
 14 § 2. a. The commission shall consist of eighteen members as follows:
 15 three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; three
 16 members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two
 17 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and two
 18 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 19 Members so appointed shall be representative of community based provid-
 20 ers of employment, education, housing and other services needed by indi-
 21 viduals returning to society from prison, criminal justice advocates,
 22 and academic professionals in the field of criminal justice. The remain-
 23 ing members shall be the heads of the following departments or agencies
 24 or their respective designees: the department of corrections and commu-
 25 nity supervision, the department of criminal justice services, the divi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00801-01-5

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 1 sion of housing and community renewal, the department of labor, the
 2 department of education, the office of addiction services and supports,
 3 the office of probation and correctional alternatives and the division
 4 of parole. No person shall be a member of such commission while such
 5 person is a member of the senate or assembly. Any vacancy on such
 6 commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
 7 ment was made. The chairperson of the commission shall be the head or
 8 designee of the division of criminal justice services. The vice-chair-
 9 person of the commission shall be a representative of one of the commu-
 10 nity-based organizations and appointed by the chairperson.
 11 b. Except as provided in subdivision a of this section, no member,
 12 officer or employee of the commission shall be disqualified from holding
 13 any other public office or employment, nor shall they forfeit any such
 14 office or employment by reason of their appointment hereunder, notwith-
 15 standing th