New York A 5663: Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying for public assistance

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A05663 Summary:

BILL NOA05663 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay (MS)

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COSPNSRHawley, Palmesano, Manktelow, Morinello, Miller, Gallahan, Simpson, Lemondes, Blankenbush, Tague,
 Brabenec

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, DeStefano, Friend, McDonough

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Add §845-f, Exec L; amd §§132 & 145-b, Soc Serv L

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Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and probation or parole violator status of people applying for public assistance.

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BILL NOA05663 

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02/19/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5663

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, PALMESANO, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO,
 MILLER, GALLAHAN, SIMPSON, LEMONDES, BLANKENBUSH, TAGUE, BRABENEC --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, FRIEND, McDONOUGH
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the social services law, in
 relation to requiring the division of criminal justice services to
 check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying
 for public assistance

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 845-f. Requests for wanted felon information. 1. Definitions. As
 4 used in this section:
 5 (a) "Authorized person" means a commissioner of social services, as
 6 defined in subdivision ten of section two of the social services law, or
 7 any one or more individuals designated by such commissioner as author-
 8 ized to request, receive and review information regarding the wanted
 9 felon portion of the national crime information center and/or, if appli-
 10 cable, information regarding an individual's violation of their
 11 probation or parole conditions pursuant to this section. A commissioner
 12 of social services may designate one or more additional persons as
 13 necessary to serve as authorized persons pursuant to this section.
 14 (b) "Subject individual" means a person who is applying for public
 15 assistance whose wanted felon status or probation or parole violator
 16 status has been requested pursuant to section one hundred thirty-two of
 17 the social services law.
 18 (c) "Wanted felon" means a person who is fleeing or has fled to avoid
 19 prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws
 20 of the place from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03924-01-5

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 1 commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from which
 2 the person flees.
 3 (d) "Probation or parole violator" means a person who is violating a
 4 condition of probation or parole and that person is currently an abscon-
 5 der from probation or parole supervision and a warrant alleging such a
 6 violation is outstanding, or the person has been found by judicial
 7 determination to have violated probation or by administrative adjudi-
 8 cation by the division of parole to have violated parole, or the person
 9 is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal
 10 law.
 11 2. Where an authorized person requests information regarding the want-
 12 ed felon status or the probation or parole violator status, of a subject
 13 individual applying for public assistance required pursuant to section
 14 one hundred thirty-two of the social services law, such person shall
 15 proceed pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 16 3. An authorized person requesting the wanted felon status or
 17 probation or parole violator status, pursuant to this section shall do
 18 so by completing a form established for such purpose by the division.
 19 Such form shall include a sworn statement of the authorized person
 20 certifying that