Int. No. 938
By Council Members James, Comrie, Dickens, Fidler, Foster, Koppell, Mark-Viverito, Palma, Vann and White Jr.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to requiring the department of correction to develop a discharge plan for adolescents leaving city jails.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 9-127 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
c. The department of correction shall develop a discharge plan for all adolescent sentenced inmates who will serve, after sentencing, ten days or more in any city correctional institution.
§2. Subdivision b of section 9-128 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
b. The department of correction shall provide assistance with the preparation of applications for government benefits and identification to: (1) sentenced inmates who will serve, after sentencing, thirty days or more in any city correctional institution and who receive discharge planning services from the department of correction or any social services organization under contract with the department of correction[,]; (2) all adolescent sentenced inmates who will serve, after sentencing, ten days or more in any city correctional institution; and (3) in its discretion, [to] any other inmate who may benefit from such assistance.
§3. This local law shall take effect sixty days after enactment.
LS# 6859
RCC
2/06/09