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Assembly Bill A71

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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2015-A71 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง504-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5567

2015-A71 (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.

2015-A71 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   71

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred 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, DEVELOPING  SKILLS  AND  REDUCING
RECIDIVISM.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF 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, MENTOR-ROLE MODELS SHALL BE GRANTED
UP TO SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER ACADEMIC YEAR TOWARD HIS OR HER DEGREE.
  3.  A  MENTORING  PROGRAM  CREATED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
RESULT IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF ANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WORKER  WITHIN  THE
OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES OR THE LOSS OF POSITION, INCLUD-
ING THE PARTIAL DISPLACEMENT SUCH AS REDUCTION IN THE HOURS OF NON-OVER-
TIME, WAGES, OR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, OR  RESULT  IN  THE  IMPAIRMENT  OF
EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
  4.  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.
                                                           LBD00743-01-5

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