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S 1806: Prohibits correctional facilities from denying entry to peer support advocates who are certified or licensed and are participating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration.
What S 1806 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill aims to allow peer support advocates to enter correctional facilities without being denied entry solely based on their prior history of incarceration. These advocates must be certified or licensed by a state agency or nationally recognized accrediting agency and provide corrections-based substance use disorder treatment and transition services. The bill does not require the advocates to have any specific qualifications or experience, but rather focuses on their certification or licensure. The law will take effect sixty days after the bill becomes law, allowing for the implementation of necessary rules and regulations. The bill also authorizes the immediate implementation of necessary rules and regulations on its effective date.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A4159A (2025-04-29)Alert me
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| Apr. 29, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A4159A |
| Apr. 07, 2025 | AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1806A |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.380 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1806 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting correc- tional facilities from blocking entry to peer support advocates based on such advocates' prior history of incarceration 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 138-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 138-b. Permitted entry by peer support advocates. Peer support advo- 4 cates who are certified or licensed by a state agency, or a state 5 authorized entity including the New York certification board, or a 6 nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, and are partic- 7 ipating in the provision of corrections-based substance use disorder 8 treatment and transition services, including but not limited to medica- 9 tion assistant treatment, pursuant to section 19.18-c of the mental 10 hygiene law, shall not be unreasonably denied entry into correctional 11 facilities soley based on such advocates' history of prior incarcera- 12 tion. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 17 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05308-01-5
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