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NY A02046
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Slater
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AI Summary
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Requires refugees and asylum seekers residing in New York to register with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance within 30 days of entering the state, including providing fingerprints and submitting to an interview
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Mandates the Office for New Americans to conduct background screenings on all registered refugees to assess security risks, with results shared to multiple law enforcement agencies including state police, NYPD, county sheriffs, and municipal police departments
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Requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance detailing the number of refugees resettled by age group, public assistance benefits applied for or received, and countries of origin
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Obligates refugee resettlement agencies to monitor refugees from registration until they obtain permanent resident status from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Directs the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services to develop and implement a compliance plan for refugee resettlement agencies, and requires the Commissioner of Temporary and Disability Assistance to submit annual registration reports to the governor and legislature by February 1st
Legislative Description
Requires residents of the state, who are foreign refugees, to register with the office of temporary and disability assistance; directs such office to provide registration information to the office of children and family services, the department of health, the office for new Americans, the department of law, the division of state police, the NYC police department, county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, and the division of homeland security and emergency services; directs the office for new Americans to conduct background screenings of all refugees who register; requires refugee resettlement agencies to submit quarterly reports to the bureau of refugee and immigrant assistance on the refugees to whom it provides assistance, and to monitor the activities of such refugees for a certain period of time; directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop and implement a plan to ensure compliance by refugee resettlement agencies.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026