New York A 2582: Provides for support and services for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status

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A02582 Summary:

BILL NOA02582 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01650-A

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSREpstein, Williams, Weprin, Simon, Sayegh, Rosenthal, Paulin, Jackson, Gonzalez-Rojas, Forrest, Lee,
 Gallagher, Lavine

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2, add Art 5 Title 12-B §§370-f & 370-g, §§393-a, 374-g & 393-b, Soc Serv L; amd §94-b, add §94-e, Exec
L; amd §§2511 & 2510, Pub Health L

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Provides for supports and services for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status including legal representation.

Go to top A02582 Actions:

BILL NOA02582 

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01/21/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02582 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2582

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, EPSTEIN, WILLIAMS, WEPRIN, SIMON, SAYEGH,
 ROSENTHAL, PAULIN, JACKSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, FORREST, LEE -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, the executive law, and the
 public health law, in relation to providing for supports and services
 for unaccompanied minors with no lawful immigration status; and
 providing for the repeal of certain 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. Section 2 of the social services law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 41 to read as follows:
 3 41. "Unaccompanied minor" shall mean a child who, prior to release to
 4 a New York resident sponsor, was in the custody of the federal office of
 5 refugee resettlement and:
 6 (a) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;
 7 (b) had not attained eighteen years of age prior to being taken into
 8 federal custody; and
 9 (c) was not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian upon entry to
 10 the United States or was accompanied by a parent or legal guardian but
 11 subsequently separated from that parent or legal guardian upon entry to
 12 the United States.
 13 § 2. Article 5 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 14 title 12-B to read as follows:
 15 TITLE 12-B
 16 SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
 17 Section 370-f. Supports and services for unaccompanied minors.
 18 370-g. Informational materials.
 19 § 370-f. Supports and services for unaccompanied minors. 1. Unaccom-
 20 panied minors, as defined under section two of this chapter, shall be
 21 eligible for a range of appropriate services and supports, which shall
 22 be beneficial to the health, safety, and well-being of such minors. Such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00074-04-5

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 1 services shall include, but not be limited to: health and behavioral
 2 health services covered under paragraph (k) of subdivision two of
 3 section twenty-five hundred eleven of the public health law; individual
 4 counseling sessions with social workers; legal services provided under
 5 section three hundred ninety-three-a of this chapter, which shall
 6 include culturally and linguistically appropriate services provided by
 7 attorneys, interpreters, and other support staff for representation in
 8 state court proceedings, federal immigration proceedings, and any
 9 appeals arising from such proceedings; language services; employment
 10 assistance; bilingual support groups; and assistance with educational
 11 rights and enrollment in public schools. Such support and services shall
 12 not be deemed public benefits that would affect an unaccompanied minor's
 13 immigration status under 8 USC 1182, as amended, and any regulations
 14 promulgated thereunder.
 15 2. Such services and supports shall be identified by an immigration
 16 services liaison under section ninety-four-b of the executive law, which
 17 shall, to the extent practicable, connect each unaccompanied minor with
 18 resources in order to access such supports and services identified in
 19 subdivision one of this section. The immigration se