Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A71
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A71 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §504-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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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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