Senate Bill S2263

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2263

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reduction in the staff
  of the office of children and  family  services  and  the  closure  of
  facilities of such office

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 15 of section 501  of
the  executive  law,  as amended by section 1 of part H of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2006, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added  to  read
as follows:
  (c)  CONSULT  WITH AND provide for a mechanism which may reasonably be
expected to provide notice to  local  governments,  community  organiza-
tions, employee labor organizations, managerial and confidential employ-
ees,  consumer  and  advocacy  groups  of  the potential for significant
service reductions,  public  employee  staffing  reductions  and/or  the
transfer  of  operations  to  a private or not-for-profit entity at such
state-operated facilities, at least twelve months  prior  to  commencing
such service reduction; [and]
  (d)  consult  with the office of general services and any other appro-
priate state agency in developing a mechanism for  determining  alterna-
tive uses for land and buildings to be vacated by the office of children
and  family  services. Such a mechanism should include a review of other
programs or state agencies that could feasibly expand  their  operations
onto  a state-operated campus and are compatible with health, safety and
programmatic needs of persons served in such facilities[.]; AND
  (E) AT THE TIME THE NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF A  FACILITY  IS  PROVIDED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL  SERVICE  COMMISSION,  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
GOVERNOR'S  OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07738-01-9
              

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OF THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN WHICH THE FACILITY SLATED FOR CLOSURE IS
LOCATED, PROVIDE A REPORT FOR AN ADAPTIVE REUSE PLAN FOR  SUCH  FACILITY
WHICH WILL EVALUATE THE COMMUNITY IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED CLOSURE INCLUD-
ING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: THE POTENTIAL TO UTILIZE
THE PROPERTY FOR ANOTHER STATE GOVERNMENT PURPOSE, INCLUDING FOR  A  NEW
PURPOSE  AS  PART  OF  THE STATE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; POTENTIAL FOR THE
SALE OR TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER  GOVERN-
MENTAL  ENTITY;  POTENTIAL  FOR  THE   SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO A PRIVATE
ENTITY FOR DEVELOPMENT INTO A BUSINESS, RESIDENTIAL  OR  OTHER  PURPOSE;
COMMUNITY INPUT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; AND THE CONDITION OF THE FACILITY
AND THE INVESTMENTS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE STRUCTURE IN GOOD REPAIR, OR TO
MAKE IT VIABLE FOR REUSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.