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This bill requires state agencies to provide guidance for facilities and programs on handling requests from federal immigration authorities.
Why it matters
Aims to standardize how state-run facilities and programs respond to federal immigration authorities. this could affect how schools, hospitals, shelters, and other state-overseen entities handle requests for information or access to individuals.
Seeks to protect the rights and privacy of immigrants. by requiring clear guidance, potentially limiting unnecessary disclosures of personal information to federal agencies and helping staff navigate complex legal situations.
May reduce confusion and legal risk for state agencies and their employees. by clarifying procedures, which can help avoid accidental violations of federal or state law regarding immigration enforcement.
Reflects a proactive approach to state-federal relations on immigration issues. , signaling New York’s intent to assert some control or oversight over how its institutions interact with federal authorities, which could have broader implications for local policy and community trust.
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Guide State Agencies on ICE
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7932
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to guidance to facilities and programs overseen by state agencies on interactions with Federal immigration authorities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraphs (m) and (n) of subdivision 5 of section 94-b of the executive law, as added by chapter 206 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(m) Encourage and assist local governments in the development of activities to enhance civic engagement among immigrants and in immigrant communities; [and]
(n) Assist state agencies in the preparation of guidance to be disseminated to facilities and programs overseen by such agencies concerning inquiries from Federal immigration authorities seeking access to individuals residing or participating in such facilities or programs, or to records or other information regarding such persons; and
(o) Beginning in two thousand fifteen, by June fifteenth of each year, produce a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of the senate describing the activities of the office, including but not limited to, summarizing calls received through the hotline and website, information on ESOL training services provided by the office, the number of immigrants assisted through the opportunity centers, or an estimation thereof, the status of any workforce development programs, and any other relevant information.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11652-01-7
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