New York S 3975: Permits emergency medical parole during a time of crisis

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S03975 Summary:

BILL NOS03975 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03917

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §259-u, Exec L

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Permits emergency medical parole during a time of crisis to those that have a disability and who are at serious risk for death, disease or other harm due to an emergency disaster being declared provided such person has a reasonably stable living situation upon release and does not pose an unreasonable current public safety risk.

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BILL NOS03975 

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3975

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 Correction

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to permitting emergency
 medical parole during a time of crisis

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 259-u
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 259-u. Emergency medical parole during a time of crisis. 1. During a
 4 state disaster emergency, as defined in article two-B of this chapter
 5 which places the lives, health or well-being of vulnerable people in
 6 custody at risk, the board shall release to community supervision anyone
 7 in custody who has a disability as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 8 sion twenty-one of section two hundred ninety-two of this chapter and
 9 who is at serious risk for death, disease or other harm due to such
 10 emergency provided such person has a reasonably stable living situation
 11 upon release and does not pose an unreasonable current public safety
 12 risk.
 13 2. Any individual released under these emergency circumstances shall
 14 remain under community supervision, unless such supervision is revoked
 15 pursuant to subdivision three of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of
 16 this article, for the remainder of their sentence or until such time
 17 that the commissioner decides it is appropriate to terminate such super-
 18 vision pursuant to the limitations set forth in section two hundred five
 19 of the correction law.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07447-01-5

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