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Senate Bill S6215

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services

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2011-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง504-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3209

2011-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services to assist juveniles released from juvenile facilities in the development of life skills in the city of New York; provides that mentors shall be students from the city university of New York who shall receive money towards tuition or course credit from such university; directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.

2011-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6215

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 establishing a mentor-
  ing program within the office of children and family services

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 504-c
to read as follows:
  S 504-C. MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED
IN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES A MENTOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST
YOUTH  RELEASED  FROM  FACILITIES  OF  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES IN RESUMING PRODUCTIVE LIVES, DEVELOP SKILLS AND  REDUCE  RECI-
DIVISM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK WITHIN
NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  AS PART OF SUCH PROGRAM THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SHALL ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH  STUDENTS  MATRICULATING  AT  THE  CITY
UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  TO  SERVE  AS MENTOR-ROLE MODELS FOR SELECTED
YOUTHS. IN RETURN FOR SUCH SERVICES, EITHER THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  PAY  AN  AGREED  UPON SUM OF MONEY TOWARDS SUCH
STUDENTS' TUITION, OR OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH HIS  OR
HER  STATUS  AS  A  STUDENT  AT  SUCH  INSTITUTION OR SUCH STUDENT SHALL
RECEIVE COURSE CREDIT TOWARD A DEGREE FROM SUCH INSTITUTION.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES
SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH  REGULATIONS  AS  ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06439-01-1

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