New York A 11394: Increases access to substance abuse programming for incarcerated individuals whose first language is not English

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A11394 Summary:

BILL NOA11394 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00863

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SPONSORRules (Tapia)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §628, Cor L

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Increases access to substance abuse programming for incarcerated individuals whose first language is not English.

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BILL NOA11394 

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05/15/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 11394

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 15, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Tapia) --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to increasing access to
 substance abuse programming for incarcerated individuals whose first
 language is not English

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

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 628
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 628. Access to substance abuse programming for certain incarcerated
 4 individuals. The commissioner shall take steps to ensure that incarcer-
 5 ated individuals whose first language is not English are able to under-
 6 stand, participate and complete substance abuse programs provided in
 7 correctional facilities. Such steps may include, but need not be limited
 8 to, increased employment of bilingual substance abuse counselors and
 9 program staff, translation of program content and materials, targeted
 10 programs for non-English speaking incarcerated individuals and other
 11 strategies determined by the commissioner in consultation with the
 12 office of addiction services and supports.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02109-01-5

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