New York A 861: Relates to services available to immigrants residing in certain family and adult shelter facilities

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A00861 Summary:

BILL NOA00861 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORForrest

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COSPNSRShimsky

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §94-b, Exec L

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Relates to services available to immigrants residing in certain family and adult shelter facilities; requires the office of New Americans to establish a program to deliver comprehensive case management services to immigrants residing in certain shelters.

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BILL NOA00861 

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 861

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to services available to
 immigrants residing in certain family and adult shelter facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (n),(o) and (p) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b
 2 of the executive law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraphs (o) and
 3 (p) as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2024, are amended and a new
 4 paragraph (q) is added to read as follows:
 5 (n) Beginning in two thousand fifteen, by June fifteenth of each year,
 6 produce a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the
 7 temporary president of the senate describing the activities of the
 8 office, including but not limited to, summarizing calls received through
 9 the hotline and website, information on ESOL training services provided
 10 by the office, the number of immigrants assisted through the opportunity
 11 centers and within shelters, or an estimation thereof, information on
 12 services provided within shelters, the status of any workforce develop-
 13 ment programs, and any other relevant information;
 14 (o) Encourage the development of and provide for the establishment of
 15 a state military immigrant family legacy program liaison, as provided in
 16 section twenty-nine-b of the veterans' services law as added by chapter
 17 625 of the laws of 2024; [and]
 18 (p) Request individuals seeking assistance from the office answer the
 19 following questions: "Have you served in the United States military?"
 20 "Has someone in your family served in the United States military?"
 21 Individuals identifying themselves or a family member as "intended
 22 recipients" of the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York state mili-
 23 tary immigrant family legacy program as such term is defined in para-
 24 graph (e) of subdivision one of section twenty-nine-b of the veterans'

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02121-01-5

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 1 services law as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2024, shall be
 2 advised of such program. In addition, such individuals shall be informed
 3 that the department of veterans' services and local veterans' service
 4 agencies established pursuant to section seventeen of the veterans'
 5 services law provide assistance to uniformed service members, veterans
 6 and their families regarding benefits available under federal and state
 7 law. Information regarding veterans and military status provided by
 8 assisted individuals shall be protected as personal confidential materi-
 9 al, and used only to identify such individuals as "intended recipients"
 10 of the staff sergeant Alex R. Jimenez New York State military immigrant
 11 family legacy program, and to assist such individuals in matters relat-
 12 ing to immigration status and citizenship, and in referring such indi-
 13 viduals to the department of veterans' services or local veterans'
 14 service agencies for information and assistance with regard to benefits
 15 and entitlements under federal and state law[.]; and
 16 (q) Subject to available appropriations, establish a program to deliv-
 17 er comprehensive case management services to immigrants residing in
 18 family and ad