Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 01, 2021 | print number 5505a |
Mar 01, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to health |
Feb 19, 2021 | referred to health |
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A5505 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5505 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the state finance law, in relation to the community violence intervention and prevention act; to repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto; and making an appropriation therefor 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 "community violence intervention and prevention act". § 2. Title 3 of article 25 of the public health law is REPEALED and a new title 3 is added to read as follows: TITLE III COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION ACT SECTION 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 2561. DEFINITIONS. 2562. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION GRANTS. § 2560. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE CONSTITUTE A CRISIS THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IS TEAR- ING AT THE FABRIC OF LIFE IN MANY URBAN AREAS. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT FUNDS FROM THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT SHOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT HOSPITAL BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. § 2561. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR AN INITIATIVE THAT: (A) IS DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Carmen De La Rosa
Phil Steck
Khaleel Anderson
N. Nick Perry
A5505A (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5505--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to the community violence intervention and prevention 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 "community violence intervention and prevention act". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 22-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 22-A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION ACT SECTION 637-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 637-B. DEFINITIONS. 637-C. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION GRANTS. § 637-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE CONSTITUTE A CRISIS THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IS TEAR- ING AT THE FABRIC OF LIFE IN MANY URBAN AREAS. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT FUNDS FROM THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT SHOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT HOSPITAL BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. § 637-B. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM OR AN INITIATIVE THAT: (A) IS DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02491-03-1