New York A 9257: Authorizes medical testing of incarcerated persons upon application for certain privileges for infection with certain diseases

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A09257 Summary:

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Add §§144 & 145, Cor L; amd §1007, Ed L

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Authorizes the medical testing for infection with the AIDS virus of certain incarcerated individuals applying for certain privileges such as marriage, temporary release program, and family reunions; authorizes the disclosure of such test results for such purposes; authorizes the notification of correctional personnel of incarcerated individuals having symptoms of AIDS; authorizes commissioner to deny access of the incarcerated individual to such privileges if they test positive.

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BILL NOA09257 

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11/21/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9257

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law and the education law, in relation to
 providing for the medical testing of certain incarcerated individuals
 upon application for certain privileges and authorizing the disclo-
 sure of such test results for such purpose and diagnosing of certain
 disease symptoms

 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 two new sections
 2 144 and 145 to read as follows:
 3 § 144. Medical testing of certain incarcerated individuals upon appli-
 4 cation for certain privileges. 1. Incarcerated individuals applying to
 5 the commissioner to marry, to participate in the family reunion program,
 6 or to participate in a temporary release program, shall submit to a test
 7 for evidence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the AIDS
 8 related complex (ARC), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
 9 As scientific knowledge of the AIDS disease increases, usage of termi-
 10 nology and additional tests for HIV or for levels of antigen or antibody
 11 shall be modified by the commissioner in accordance with the latest
 12 publication made available by the federal centers for disease control.
 13 2. Upon proof that any identifiable incarcerated individual seeking
 14 approval for one or more of the privileges specified in subdivision one
 15 of this section, has tested positive, has a certain level of antigen or
 16 antibody or has otherwise tested positive for infection with HIV or
 17 infection with the probable causative agent of AIDS, the commissioner
 18 may deny such requested privilege to such incarcerated individual.
 19 3. Incarcerated individuals granted the privilege to participate in
 20 the family reunion program or a temporary release program shall submit
 21 to any of the tests specified in subdivision one of this section during

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13452-01-5

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 1 participation in such program at intervals determined by the commission-
 2 er but in no case less than six month intervals.
 3 § 145. Notification of disease symptoms. Upon the diagnosis by a
 4 facility health director or any other medical service provider author-
 5 ized by the department to examine incarcerated individuals, that an
 6 incarcerated individual has symptoms of acquired immune deficiency
 7 syndrome, notice of the diagnosis shall be provided to all employees of
 8 the department who can reasonably be expected to be involved in the
 9 supervision and care of said incarcerated individual.
 10 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1007 of the education law, as amended by
 11 chapter 656 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
 12 1. It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with
 13 the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and for
 14 purposes of section one hundred forty-five of the correction law, for
 15 any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or
 16 authorize, knowi