New York A 8855: Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five

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A08855 Summary:

BILL NOA08855 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORForrest

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §94-b, Exec L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Establishes the detention support program in the office for new Americans to provide financial assistance to individuals and families of detained persons, including for bond payments to secure release from detention and travel stipends to facilitate visitation with detained individuals; establishes the detention support program fund.

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BILL NOA08855 

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06/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8855

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 detention support program; and to amend the state finance law, in
 relation to establishing the detention support program fund

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

 1 Section 1. Section 94-b of the executive law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Detention support program. (a) There is hereby established, within
 4 the office, the detention support fund program. The purpose of the
 5 program shall be to distribute funds from the detention support program
 6 fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-ss of the state finance
 7 law to provide financial assistance to individuals and families of
 8 detained persons, including but not limited to:
 9 (i) Bond payments to secure release from detention; and
 10 (ii) Travel stipends to facilitate visitation with detained individ-
 11 uals, both in and out of the state.
 12 (b) (i) The office shall establish eligibility criteria to receive a
 13 grant or reimbursement from the program. Such criteria shall prioritize
 14 individuals and families facing financial hardship.
 15 (ii) The office shall establish a grant or reimbursement process by
 16 which program funds shall be distributed. Such process may require
 17 applicants to submit specific documentation to determine eligibility to
 18 receive a grant or reimbursement from the fund.
 19 (iii) The office shall coordinate with community-based organizations
 20 to ensure accessibility to the program and outreach to individuals who
 21 may be eligible to receive a grant or reimbursement from the program.
 22 (c) (i) The office shall submit an annual report to the governor and
 23 the legislature which shall include, but not be limited to: the total

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11600-01-5

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 1 amount of program funds disbursed; the number of individuals assisted by
 2 the program; and recommendations for future funding adjustments.
 3 (ii) The office shall ensure transparency by maintaining publicly
 4 available data on the expenditure of program funds; provided, however,
 5 that such data shall exclude personally identifiable information.
 6 § 2. Paragraph (n) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b of the executive
 7 law, as amended by chapter 625 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read
 8 as follows:
 9 (n) Beginning in two thousand fifteen, by June fifteenth of each year,
 10 produce a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the
 11 temporary president of the senate describing the activities of the
 12 office, including but not limited to, summarizing calls received through
 13 the hotline and website, information on ESOL training services provided
 14 by the office, the number of immigrants assisted through the opportunity
 15 centers, or an estimation thereof, the status of any workforce develop-
 16 ment programs, information on the detention support program established
 17 pursuant to subdivision six of this section, and any other relevant
 18 information;
 19 § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new secti