NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6220B

Senate Bill S6220B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "youth violence prevention task force act" to create the youth violence prevention task force

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Delivered to Governor
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Jun 14, 2016	referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1686 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 08, 2016	print number 6220b
Jun 08, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
May 31, 2016	print number 6220a
May 31, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
Jan 06, 2016	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jun 14, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S6220B
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2016
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Parker
  Jun 14, 2016 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6220B
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2016
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      excused (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2015-S6220 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Legislature
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S2716

2015-S6220 - Summary

Enacts the "youth violence prevention task force act" to create the youth violence prevention task force to study and evaluate the effectiveness of current and existing programs related to the prevention of youth violence.

2015-S6220 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6220

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act in relation to enacting the "violence prevention task force
act"

 PURPOSE :

Enacts the "violence prevention task force act" to create the violence
prevention task force.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "violence prevention task force act". § 2.  Violence prevention
task force; members 1. There is created the " violence prevention task
force" (hereinafter referred to as the task force" consisting of seven
members to be appointed as follows: a. one member of the senate who
shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; b. one
member of the senate who shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the senate; c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by
the speaker of the assembly; d.  one member of the assembly who shall
be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly and e. three
members who shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be
designated as the chairperson of the task force by the governor. 2.

The members of the task force shall serve without compensation but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 3. The task
force may employ skilled experts with the approval of the chairperson,
and shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies it deems
appropriate to assist the task force in carrying out its duties.  4.
The task force shall hold hearings across the state. § 3. Violence
prevention task force; duties. 1. The task force shall have the
following duties; a. to increase awareness of resources, jobs and
opportunities to prevent violence in this state; b. to assist violence
prevention groups, religious institutions, social lodges, community
groups, block clubs and other groups in providing safe havens for
children, youth, young adults and seniors; c. to create, develop and
implement recreational, social and educational initiatives for at-risk
youth; d. to organize community mental health providers in at-risk
communities; e. to provide state resources to public schools to assist
with behavioral health; f to assist in providing jobs, resources and
opportunities for at-risk youth so as to prevent them from committing
crimes; and g. to study and evaluate and determine the effectiveness
of current and existing programs related to the prevention f violence.
§ 4. Report. The task force shall report to the governor and the
legislature on or before December first of each year concerning its
activities during the previous year.

 EXISTING LAW :

New

 JUSTIFICATION :

Youth violence is a widespread problem that can have lasting harmful
effects on victims and their families, friends and communities. It
includes various behaviors. Some violent acts, such as bullying,
slapping or hitting, can cause more emotional harm than physical.
Others, such as robbery or assault (with or without weapons) can lead
to serious injury or death. It is the second leading cause of death
for youth ages 10 to 24 years of age, both nationally and in Illinois.

But, as quoted by Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Director of the Illinois
Department of Public Health: "Violence is preventable, not
inevitable." Dr. Hasbrouck, a former medical epidemiologist for the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of
Violence Prevention and co-author of the Surgeon General's Report on
Youth Violence (2001), knows preventing youth violence is vital to
promoting the health and safety of youth and communities.

As outlined by STRYVE (Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere),
a national initiative by the CDC, the reasons why prevention of youth
violence is so vital include:

* Young people cannot learn and succeed in life if they are afraid to
go to school or work because of fear or harm.

* Children cannot play if their neighborhoods and playgrounds are
unsafe.

* Violence increases health care costs, decreases property values,
disrupts social services, and threatens the success of businesses.

* When youth violence occurs, quality of life diminishes, and
communities cannot thrive.

Making youth violence prevention a top priority is thus critical to
the short- and long-term health, safety, and viability of a community.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6220 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6220

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT in relation to enacting the "violence prevention task force act"

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "violence prevention task force act".
  S 2. Violence prevention task force; members. 1. There is created  the
"violence  prevention  task  force" (hereinafter referred to as the task
force) consisting of seven members to be appointed as follows:
  a. one member of the senate who shall be appointed  by  the  temporary
president of the senate;
  b.  one  member  of  the senate who shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the senate;
  c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the speaker of
the assembly;
  d. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by  the  minority
leader of the assembly; and
  e.  three  members who shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom
shall be designated as the chairperson of the task force by  the  gover-
nor.
  2.  The members of the task force shall serve without compensation but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for their  reasonable  and  necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
  3.  The task force may employ skilled experts with the approval of the
chairperson, and shall receive the cooperation of those  state  agencies
it  deems  appropriate  to  assist  the  task  force in carrying out its
duties.
  4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.
  S 3. Violence prevention task force; duties. 1. The task  force  shall
have the following duties:

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

                                                           LBD11859-01-5

S. 6220                             2

  a.  to  increase  awareness  of  resources,  jobs and opportunities to
prevent violence in this state;
  b.  to  assist  violence  prevention  groups,  religious institutions,
social lodges, community groups, block clubs and other groups in provid-
ing safe havens for children, youth, young adults and seniors;
  c. to create, develop and implement recreational,  social  and  educa-
tional initiatives for at-risk youth;
  d.  to  organize community mental health providers in at-risk communi-
ties;
  e. to provide state resources to public schools to assist with  behav-
ioral health;
  f.  to  assist  in  providing  jobs,  resources  and opportunities for
at-risk youth so as to prevent them from committing crimes; and
  g. to study and evaluate and determine the  effectiveness  of  current
and existing programs related to the prevention of violence.
  S  4.  Report.  The  task  force  shall report to the governor and the
legislature on or before December first  of  each  year  concerning  its
activities during the previous year.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6220A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Legislature
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S2716

2015-S6220A - Summary

2015-S6220A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6220A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act in relation to enacting the "violence prevention task force
act"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof

 PURPOSE :

Enacts the "violence prevention task force act" to create the violence
prevention task force.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the " violence prevention task force act". § 2. Violence prevention
task force; members 1. There is created the "violence prevention task
force" (hereinafter referred to as the task force" consisting of seven
members to be appointed as follows: a. one member of the senate who
shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; b.  one
member of the senate who shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the senate; c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by
the speaker of the assembly; d. one member of the assembly who shall
be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly and e. three
members who shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be

designated as the chairperson of the task force by the governor.

2. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 3. The task
force may employ skilled experts with the approval of the chairperson,
and shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies it deems
appropriate to assist the task force in carrying out its duties.

4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.

§ 3. Violence prevention task force; duties. 1. The task force shall
have the following duties a. to study and evaluate and determine the
effectiveness of current and existing programs related to the
prevention f violence.

§ 4. Report. The task force shall report to the governor and the
legislature on or before December first of each year concerning its
activities during the previous year.

 EXISTING LAW :

New

 JUSTIFICATION :

Youth violence is a widespread problem that can have lasting harmful
effects on victims and their families, friends and communities. It
includes various behaviors. Some violent acts, such as bullying,
slapping or hitting, can cause more emotional harm than physical.
Others, such as robbery or assault (with or without weapons) can lead
to serious injury or death. It is the second leading cause of death
for youth ages 10 to 24 years of age, both nationally and in Illinois.

But, as quoted by Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Director of the Illinois
Department of Public Health: "Violence is preventable, not
inevitable." Dr. Hasbrouck, a former medical epidemiologist for the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of
Violence Prevention and co-author of the Surgeon General's Report on

Youth Violence (2001), knows preventing youth violence is vital to
promoting the health and safety of youth and communities.

As outlined by STRYVE (Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere),
a national initiative by the CDC, the reasons why prevention of youth
violence is so vital include:

*Young people cannot learn and succeed in life if they are afraid to
go to school or work because of fear or harm.

*Children cannot play if their neighborhoods and playgrounds are
unsafe.

*Violence increases health care costs, decreases property values,
disrupts social services, and threatens the success of businesses.

*When youth violence occurs, quality of life diminishes, and
communities cannot thrive.

Making youth violence prevention a top priority is thus critical to
the short- and long-term health, safety, and viability of a community.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately, and be repealed on December
1st 2017

2015-S6220A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6220--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to enacting the "violence prevention task force act";
  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
  of

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "violence prevention task force act".
  S  2. Violence prevention task force; members. 1. There is created the
"violence prevention task force" (hereinafter referred to  as  the  task
force) consisting of seven members to be appointed as follows:
  a.  one  member  of the senate who shall be appointed by the temporary
president of the senate;
  b. one member of the senate who shall be  appointed  by  the  minority
leader of the senate;
  c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the speaker of
the assembly;
  d.  one  member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the assembly; and
  e. three members who shall be appointed by the governor, one  of  whom
shall  be  designated as the chairperson of the task force by the gover-
nor.
  2. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation  but
shall  be  entitled  to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
  3. The task force may employ skilled experts with the approval of  the
chairperson,  and  shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies
it deems appropriate to assist  the  task  force  in  carrying  out  its
duties.
  4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11859-02-6

S. 6220--A                          2

  S  3.  Violence  prevention task force; duties.   The task force shall
study and evaluate the effectiveness of current  and  existing  programs
related  to  the  prevention  of  violence. The task force shall further
issue a report to the governor and the legislature on or before December
1, 2017 concerning its activities and findings.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on December 1, 2017.

2015-S6220B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Legislature
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S2716

2015-S6220B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6220B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6220B

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act in relation to enacting the "youth violence prevention task
force act"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof

 PURPOSE :

Enacts the "Youth violence prevention task force act" to create the
violence prevention task force.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the " violence prevention task force act". § 2. Violence prevention
task force; members 1. There is created the " violence prevention task
force" (hereinafter referred to as the task force" consisting of seven
members to be appointed as follows: a. one member of the senate who
shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; b.  one
member of the senate who shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the senate; c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by
the speaker of the assembly; d. one member of the assembly who shall
be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly and e. three
members who shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be

designated as the chairperson of the task force by the governor.

2. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

3. The task force may employ skilled experts with the approval of the
chairperson, and shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies
it deems appropriate to assist the task force in carrying out its
duties.

4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.

§ 3. Violence prevention task force; duties. 1. The task force shall
have the following duties a. to study and evaluate and determine the
effectiveness of current and existing programs related to the
prevention f violence.

§ 4. Report. The task force shall report to the governor and the
legislature on or before December first of each year concerning its
activities during the previous year.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Youth violence is a widespread problem that can have lasting harmful
effects on victims and their families, friends and communities. It
includes various behaviors. Some violent acts, such as bullying,
slapping or hitting, can cause more emotional harm than physical.
Others, such as robbery or assault (with or without weapons) can lead
to serious injury or death. It is the second leading cause of death
for youth ages 10 to 24 years of age, both nationally and in Illinois.

But, as quoted by Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Director of the Illinois
Department of Public Health: "Violence is preventable, not
inevitable." Dr. Hasbrouck, a former medical epidemiologist for the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of
Violence Prevention and co-author of the Surgeon General's Report on
Youth Violence (2001), knows preventing youth violence is vital to
promoting the health and safety of youth and communities.

As outlined by STRYVE (Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere),
a national initiative by the CDC, the reasons why prevention of youth
violence is so vital include:

*Young people cannot learn and succeed in life if they are afraid to
go to school or work because of fear or harm.

*Children cannot play if their neighborhoods and playgrounds are
unsafe.
*Violence increases health care costs, decreases property values,
disrupts social services, and threatens the success of businesses.
*When youth violence occurs, quality of life diminishes, and
communities cannot thrive.

Making youth violence prevention a top priority is thus critical to
the short- and long-term health, safety, and viability of a community.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

TBD

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately, and be repealed on December
1st 2017

2015-S6220B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6220--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT in relation to enacting the "youth violence prevention task force
  act"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expiration
  thereof

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "youth violence prevention task force act".
  S  2.  Youth  violence  prevention  task  force;  members. 1. There is
created the "youth violence prevention task force" (hereinafter referred
to as the task force) consisting of seven members  to  be  appointed  as
follows:
  a.  one  member  of the senate who shall be appointed by the temporary
president of the senate;
  b. one member of the senate who shall be  appointed  by  the  minority
leader of the senate;
  c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the speaker of
the assembly;
  d.  one  member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the assembly; and
  e. three members who shall be appointed by the governor, one  of  whom
shall  be  designated as the chairperson of the task force by the gover-
nor.
  2. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation  but
shall  be  entitled  to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
  3. The task force may employ skilled experts with the approval of  the
chairperson,  and  shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11859-04-6

S. 6220--B                          2

it deems appropriate to assist  the  task  force  in  carrying  out  its
duties.
  4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.
  S  3.  Youth  violence  prevention task force; duties.  The task force
shall study and evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  current  and  existing
programs  related  to  the  prevention of youth violence. The task force
shall further issue a report to the governor and the legislature  on  or
before December 1, 2017 concerning its activities and findings.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on December 1, 2017.

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