Assembly Bill A10329

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10329
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2024
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. E. Brown) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of  2024,  enacting  the  capital
   projects  budget, in relation to safety and security projects at small
   businesses at risk of hate crimes
 
   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 2024, enacting the
 capital projects  budget, is amended by repealing the items  hereinbelow
 set  forth  in  brackets and by adding to  such  section the other items
 underscored in this section.
 
                   DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
 
                        CAPITAL PROJECTS   2024-25
 
 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS FOR AT RISK FACILITIES (CCP)
 
   Capital Projects Funds - Other
   Capital Projects Fund - 30000
   Program Improvement/Change Purpose
 
 For grants to provide  safety  and  security
   projects  at  nonprofit  organizations  OR
   SMALL BUSINESS AS DEFINED BY  SECTION  131
   OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW at risk of
   hate  crimes or attacks including, but not
   limited to, at a facility, virtually or on
   the internet because  of  their  ideology,
   beliefs   or  mission  AND  NO  LESS  THAN
   $50,000,000 BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR NOT-FOR-
   PROFITS AND SMALL BUSINESSES  AT  RISK  OF
   ANTISEMITIC   HATE   CRIMES   OR  ATTACKS.
   Provided that an assessment of  facilities
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   at  risk  may  include, but not be limited
   to, considerations of the  vulnerabilities
   of  the organization based on its location
   and  membership,  and the potential conse-
   quences of a hate crime or attack  at  the
   facility.  Recipients of such grants shall
   be entitled to use such funds to  purchase
   commodities,   services,   and  technology
   through centralized contracts  established
   by  the  office  of general services under
   section 163 of the state finance law,  and
   such  recipients  shall be deemed for such
   purpose to be authorized users within  the
   meaning of paragraph k of subdivision 1 of
   section  163 of the state finance law. All
   or a portion  of  the  funds  appropriated
   herein  may be suballocated to any depart-
   ment or agency (CJSS2408) (55970) ........
   .............................. [35,000,000]  100,000,000
 
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024.