Senate Bill S6314

                            
 
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                                   6314
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws  of  2017  enacting  the  capital
   projects budget, in relation to the special infrastructure account
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2017,  enacting  the
 capital  projects budget, is amended by adding thereto the items herein-
 below set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the items
 hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:
            MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
               NEW YORK STATE SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT
 
               CAPITAL PROJECTS - REAPPROPRIATIONS   2017-18
 
 NEW YORK STATE SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT (CCP)
 
   Capital Projects Funds - Other
   Dedicated Infrastructure Investment Fund
   Infrastructure Investment Account
   Special Infrastructure Purpose
 
 The appropriation made by chapter 55, section 1, of the laws of 2016, is
     hereby amended and reappropriated to read:
   For  services  and  expenses  related  to  the  empire  state  poverty
     reduction initiative. Funds appropriated herein shall be made avail-
     able  for  sixteen local anti-poverty task forces in municipalities,
     or a borough, with high rates of poverty as determined by  the  U.S.
     Census  Bureau's  2010-14  American Community Survey Five-year Esti-
     mate: Albany, the Bronx,  Binghamton,  Buffalo,  Elmira,  Hempstead,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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     Jamestown,  Newburgh,  Niagara  Falls,  Oneonta,  Oswego, Rochester,
     Syracuse, Troy, Utica and Watertown.  ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT MAY BE
     CONSIDERED INCLUDE HIGH INSTANCES OF VIOLENT CRIMES, AS MEASURED  BY
     THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. Provided that, except in
     municipalities where  a  state-funded  anti-poverty  task  force  or
     initiative  already  exists  and  is receiving or has received State
     funding for such purpose, the mayor of each municipality, or in  the
     case of the Bronx, the borough president, will select a not-for-pro-
     fit  organization  that provides services in the municipality, or in
     the case of the Bronx, the borough, to serve as the local  coordina-
     tor  of each such local task force. Provided further that, except in
     municipalities where a state-funded antipoverty task force or initi-
     ative already exists and is receiving or has received funding,  each
     such taskforce shall make efforts to be comprised of, but not limit-
     ed to, the following members:  representatives from municipal, coun-
     ty,  and/or  state  government;  individuals  who  have  lived in or
     currently live in households in poverty; individuals  and  advocates
     representing   local  not-for-profit  and  community  organizations;
     representatives from local school  districts;  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM
     LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES;  and  representatives  from local
     social services districts.  Of the funds  appropriated  herein,  the
     amount  available  for  each  local anti-poverty task force shall be
     determined based on the number of people in each municipality, or  a
     borough,  who are living in poverty as determined by the U.S. Census
     Bureau's  2010-14  American  Community  Survey  Five-year   Estimate
     provided  that  each local anti-poverty task force shall be eligible
     to receive funding in the  following  amounts:  municipalities  with
     fewer  than  5,000  individuals in poverty shall each be eligible to
     receive $500,000; municipalities with between 5,000 and 10,000 indi-
     viduals in poverty shall each be  eligible  to  receive  $1,000,000;
     municipalities with between 10,000 and 40,000 individuals in poverty
     shall each be eligible to receive $1,500,000; and municipalities, or
     a  borough,  with more than 40,000 individuals in poverty shall each
     be eligible to receive $2,750,000.   FUNDS ALLOCATED  TO  EACH  TASK
     FORCE  SHALL  NOT SUPPLANT ANY FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE EDWARD BYRNE
     MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM OR FEDERAL SUCCESSOR STAT-
     UTE. Funds appropriated herein shall be  available  to  support  the
     work  of each anti-poverty task force and such work shall be divided
     into two phases. During the first phase, the mayor  of  the  munici-
     pality,  or  in  the  case of the Bronx, the borough president, will
     select a not-for-profit organization that has demonstrated  success-
     ful  performance  working  with community stakeholders and achieving
     objectives specified herein, to  coordinate  the  local  antipoverty
     task  force.  The not-for-profit organization serving as coordinator
     will assemble the antipoverty task force using the criteria outlined
     above. Provided further that, with guidance  and  oversight  of  the
     commissioner  of  the  office of temporary and disability assistance
     AND INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  SERVICES,  each
     local  anti-poverty  task force shall use data to identify high need
     issues and neighborhoods within the municipality, or in the case  of
     the  Bronx, the borough; identify problems that are common in neigh-
     borhoods throughout the municipality, or in the case of  the  Bronx,
     the  borough; receive input from local residents; use data INCLUDING
     CRIME STATISTICS AS PROVIDED BY THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
     SERVICES,  and  resident  input  to  select  one or more focus areas
     related to either one or more issues or one or  more  neighborhoods;

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     and develop a plan for how funding will be targeted toward the iden-
     tified  issues  or  neighborhoods. Such focus areas may include, but
     are not  limited  to  childhood  poverty  [and],  homelessness  GANG
     PREVENTION  AND  INTERVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY. Activities included
     in such plan may include, but are not limited to:  providing  public
     assistance  recipients opportunities to participate in enhanced work
     activities that either provide recognized credentialing or  enhanced
     career  readiness  or  job  training for better linkage to potential
     employment; assisting families in poverty through services  provided
     to  parents  and  children;  and  addressing chronic homelessness or
     housing insecurity.  Such plan must  include  measurable  objectives
     and  a  timeframe for completion and shall be submitted for approval
     to the commissioner  of  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability
     assistance.  Of the total amount made available to each anti-poverty
     task force, the lesser of $300,000 or 20 percent of the total  award
     may  be  used  to  carry  out  planning and administration, provided
     however, that the amount used for planning  and  administration  may
     exceed such limitation if such amount is approved by the commission-
     er  of  the office of temporary and disability assistance as part of
     the plan required herein. Upon receiving approval from  the  commis-
     sioner  of  the  office of temporary and disability assistance, each
     such anti-poverty task force shall commence the second phase of  its
     work,  which  will  support the implementation of the plan developed
     during the first phase. Funding appropriated herein  shall  be  made
     available  to the not-for-profit organization serving as coordinator
     and its use shall be restricted to purposes or initiatives  that  do
     not  necessitate  ongoing state financial support. Such anti-poverty
     task forces shall be encouraged to secure match funding from private
     sector and foundation sources to supplement the  funds  appropriated
     herein  and  provided  further  that  any funding provided from this
     appropriation shall not be used to  supplant  funding  for  programs
     already in existence. Such funds may be made available pursuant to a
     plan   approved  by  the  director  of  the  budget  (931A16SP)  ...
     25,000,000 ....................................... (re. $25,000,000)
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been  in  full  force  and effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as chapter 54 of the laws of 2017 took effect.