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NY A00911
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Phara Souffrant Forrest
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "persons with a disability" under the correction law's special populations category to explicitly include all diagnosable conditions: intellectual, mental health, developmental, cognitive, physical, mobility, sensorial, medical disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and organic brain syndromes
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Includes all individuals currently on the Office of Mental Health caseload within the special populations definition
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Adds a new category covering individuals who were on the Office of Mental Health caseload or had any disability diagnosis within the previous year
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Retains existing protections for pregnant individuals, those in the first eight weeks post-partum, and those caring for a child in a correctional institution
Legislative Description
Clarifies the definition of persons with a disability for purposes of the definition of special populations to include people with a mental health diagnosis, people on the office of mental health caseload, people with an intellectual, developmental or cognitive diagnosis, people with physical disability or mobility impairment, and people with a sensorial disability diagnosis.
Last Action
referred to correction
1/7/2026