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                                   7302
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an opera-
   tion SNUG program which provides grant awards to  reduce,  prevent  or
   respond to gun violence
 
   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  837-x
 to read as follows:
   § 837-X. OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN
 THE DIVISION AN OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM. THE OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM SHALL
 PROVIDE  GRANT AWARDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND/OR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGAN-
 IZATIONS WHO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 EDUCATIONAL, YOUTH JUSTICE, GANG  PREVENTION,  SOCIAL  WORK  AND  STREET
 OUTREACH  THAT  AIM  TO  REDUCE, PREVENT OR RESPOND TO GUN VIOLENCE. THE
 GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE  AN  ANNUAL  APPROPRIATION  OF  AT  LEAST  THIRTY
 MILLION  DOLLARS  IN  THE  EXECUTIVE  BUDGET FOR THE DIVISION TO SUPPORT
 OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM GRANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   2. THERE SHALL BE NO LESS THAN  FIVE  MILLION  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY  MADE
 AVAILABLE FROM ANY APPROPRIATION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF  THIS  SECTION TO SUPPORT OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM AWARDS DESIGNATED BY
 THE SENATE.  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE
 LAW OR ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
 SENATE  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE ALLOCATED ONLY PURSUANT
 TO A PLAN:  (A) APPROVED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF  THE  SENATE  AND
 THE  DIRECTOR  OF THE BUDGET WHICH SETS FORTH EITHER AN ITEMIZED LIST OF
 GRANTEES WITH THE AMOUNT TO BE RECEIVED BY EACH, OR THE METHODOLOGY  FOR
 ALLOCATING SUCH APPROPRIATION; AND (B) WHICH IS THEREAFTER INCLUDED IN A
 SENATE  RESOLUTION  CALLING  FOR  THE  EXPENDITURE  OF SUCH FUNDS, WHICH
 RESOLUTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL   MEMBERS  ELECTED
 TO THE SENATE UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05679-03-3
              

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   3.  THERE  SHALL  BE  NO  LESS THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY MADE
 AVAILABLE FROM ANY APPROPRIATION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION  TO SUPPORT OPERATION SNUG PROGRAM AWARDS DESIGNATED  BY
 THE  ASSEMBLY.  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THE STATE FINANCE
 LAW OR ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
 ASSEMBLY  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE ALLOCATED ONLY PURSU-
 ANT TO A PLAN:  (A) APPROVED BY THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET WHICH SETS FORTH EITHER AN ITEMIZED LIST OF GRAN-
 TEES  WITH  THE  AMOUNT  TO  BE RECEIVED BY EACH, OR THE METHODOLOGY FOR
 ALLOCATING SUCH APPROPRIATION; AND (B) WHICH IS THEREAFTER  INCLUDED  IN
 AN  ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, WHICH
 RESOLUTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED TO
 THE ASSEMBLY UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE.
   4. PURSUANT TO A PLAN PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, NO LESS THAN  TWENTY  MILLION  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY
 SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE AND AWARDED TO GRANTEES PROVIDING SERVICES IN
 COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH  PLAN  SHALL
 PROVIDE AN ANNUAL AWARD IN A DOLLAR AMOUNT NO LESS THAN THAT PROVIDED IN
 THE FOLLOWING SUB-SCHEDULE:
 
                 SUB-SCHEDULE
 ALBANY COUNTY .................... 1,000,000
 DUTCHESS COUNTY .................... 400,000
 ERIE COUNTY ...................... 1,250,000
 MONROE COUNTY ...................... 800,000
 NASSAU COUNTY ...................... 500,000
 NIAGARA COUNTY ..................... 250,000
 ONEIDA COUNTY ...................... 250,000
 ONONDAGA COUNTY .................... 750,000
 ORANGE COUNTY ...................... 250,000
 RENSSELAER COUNTY .................. 500,000
 ROCKLAND COUNTY .................... 250,000
 SCHENECTADY COUNTY ................. 250,000
 SUFFOLK COUNTY ..................... 500,000
 ULSTER COUNTY ...................... 250,000
 WESTCHESTER COUNTY ............... 1,500,000
 NEW YORK CITY (BRONX COUNTY) ..... 1,500,000
 NEW YORK CITY (KINGS COUNTY) ..... 1,500,000
 NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK COUNTY) .. 1,300,000
 NEW YORK CITY (QUEENS COUNTY) .... 1,500,000
 NEW YORK CITY (RICHMOND COUNTY) .... 500,000
                               --------------
   TOTAL OF SUB-SCHEDULE ......... 15,000,000
 
   THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  USE  AT LEAST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO
 INCREASE FUNDING PROVIDED TO COUNTIES  LISTED  IN  THE  SUB-SCHEDULE  OR
 EXPAND  OPERATION  SNUG  PROGRAMS  AND  SERVICES  TO ADDITIONAL COUNTIES
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.