S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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396
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expediting the
distributions of funds for the supervision and treatment services for
juveniles program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 529-b of the executive law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, STATE FUNDS APPRO-
PRIATED FOR THE SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES
PROGRAM SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO AN ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY FOR SERVICES TO
DIVERT YOUTH AT RISK OF, ALLEGED TO BE, OR ADJUDICATED AS JUVENILE
DELINQUENTS, OR YOUTH ALLEGED TO BE OR CONVICTED AS YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
OR ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS FROM PLACEMENT IN DETENTION OR IN RESIDENTIAL
CARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS. ELIGIBLE
MUNICIPALITIES SHALL RECEIVE THE SUM EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST THEIR LAST
APPROVED SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES PROGRAM PLAN
FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM AND TO DIVERT YOUTH AT RISK
OF, ALLEGED TO BE, OR ADJUDICATED AS JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, OR YOUTH
ALLEGED TO BE OR CONVICTED AS YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS OR ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS
FROM PLACEMENT IN DETENTION OR IN RESIDENTIAL CARE. SUCH ANNUAL ALLO-
CATIONS SHALL NOT BE CONTINGENT ON SUBMITTING AN APPROVED SUPERVISION
AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES PROGRAM PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR,
AND SUCH ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS SHALL NOT PREVENT AN ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY
FROM SEEKING FUNDS FOR SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES
PROGRAM PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR. AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FUNDS
ALLOCATED MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE ELIGIBLE COUNTY TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK WITH YOUTH WHO ARE AT RISK OF, ALLEGED TO BE, OR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ADJUDICATED AS JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, OR YOUTH ALLEGED TO BE OR CONVICTED
AS YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS OR ADOLESCENT OFFENDERS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to
distributions of state funds appropriated for the supervision and treat-
ment services for juveniles program on and after its effective date.