Senate Bill S6327

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a gang prevention coordination council

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6327 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §413, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2538
2021-2022: S5821
2023-2024: S2900

2017-S6327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a gang prevention coordination council.

2017-S6327 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6327
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  establishing  a  gang
   prevention coordination council
 
   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 413 to
 read as follows:
   § 413. GANG PREVENTION COORDINATION COUNCIL. 1. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   A. "COUNCIL" MEANS THE GANG  PREVENTION  COORDINATION  COUNCIL  ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   B.  "GANG"  MEANS AN ONGOING GROUP, CLUB, ORGANIZATION, OR ASSOCIATION
 OF FIVE OR MORE PERSONS WHICH SATISFIES EACH OF THE FOLLOWING  CRITERIA,
 WITH NO ONE CRITERION BEING SUFFICIENT TO BE CONSIDERED A GANG:
   (1) ONE OF THE GANG'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS THE COMMISSION OF ONE OR MORE
 PENAL CODE OFFENSES;
   (2) THE MEMBERS OF THE GANG ENGAGE OR HAVE ENGAGED WITHIN THE PAST TEN
 YEARS  IN  A  CONTINUING SERIES OF PENAL CODE OFFENSES DESCRIBED IN, AND
 WHICH INCLUDES THREE OR MORE INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES OF SUCH OFFENSES; AND
   (3) THE GANG IS IDENTIFIABLE BY AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING  COMMON-
 ALITIES:  NAME  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION, SIGN, SYMBOL, ARTICLE OF CLOTHING,
 STYLE OF DRESS, TATTOO, CODE  WORD,  OR  OTHER  MARKING  OR  IDENTIFYING
 FACTOR.
   C.  "GANG  ACTIVITY"  MEANS ACTIONS, PATTERNS OF ACTIONS, AND BEHAVIOR
 RELATED TO A GANG.
   2. MEMBERSHIP. A. THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF:
   (1) THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
   (2) THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
   (3) THE COMMISSIONER OF MENTAL HEALTH, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;

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

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