New York A 6553: Relates to comprehensive services to individuals with a persistent pattern of involvement in the New York city criminal justice system

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A06553 Summary:

BILL NOA06553C

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §9-313, NYC Ad Cd; amd §131-a, Soc Serv L; add §259-u, Exec L

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Directs the New York city mayor's office of criminal justice to provide comprehensive services to 9,000 individuals identified as having a persistent pattern of involvement in the New York city criminal justice system; provides that income from vocational programs shall not be considered for purposes of determining public assistance.

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BILL NOA06553C

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03/06/2025referred to correction

03/18/2025amend and recommit to correction

03/18/2025print number 6553a

04/01/2025amend and recommit to correction

04/01/2025print number 6553b

04/23/2025amend and recommit to correction

04/23/2025print number 6553c

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6553--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend-
 ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the
 social services law and the executive law, in relation to providing
 comprehensive services to individuals with a persistent pattern of
 involvement in the criminal justice system; and providing for the
 repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the 9,000
 2 act".
 3 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 4 adding a new section 9-313 to read as follows:
 5 § 9-313 Comprehensive services to prevent recidivism. 1. The office
 6 shall identify no more than ninety-five hundred individuals with a
 7 persistent pattern of arrest and failure to appear in court and, in
 8 conjunction with: the office for neighborhood safety and the prevention
 9 of gun violence, the department of health and mental hygiene, the
 10 department of social services, the department of homeless services, the
 11 department of education, the state division of criminal justice
 12 services, the state office of temporary and disability assistance, the
 13 state office of children and family services, the state department of
 14 education, the state office of mental health, and the state office of
 15 addiction services and supports, engage with as many of such identified
 16 individuals as possible to provide comprehensive services including, but
 17 not limited to, education, vocational training, housing, financial
 18 support, healthcare, and mental healthcare. No provision of services

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09503-07-5

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 1 under this program shall be contingent on a criminal background check of
 2 such individuals.
 3 2. Any individual identified by the office for whom an accusatory
 4 instrument is filed on behalf of the state may at the discretion of the
 5 district attorney be offered a plea in satisfaction of such charges if
 6 such individual agrees to and participates in the comprehensive services
 7 program under this section.
 8 3. An incarcerated individual who is identified under this section and
 9 who is eligible for presumptive release, parole, conditional release or
 10 release to post-release supervision prior to the expiration of their
 11 full term of imprisonment or maximum term for parole may at the
 12 discretion of the district attorney receive such relief on the condition
 13 of participation in the program under this section.
 14 4. Every five years, the office shall issue a report on outcomes