Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1891
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD, CONRAD, HUNTER, SIMON, LAVINE, SHRES-
THA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, CLARK, BROOK-KRASNY, McMAHON, TAPIA -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to
establishing the child victims act fund; 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. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
99-ss to read as follows:
§ 99-SS. CHILD VICTIMS ACT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE
JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, THE COMP-
TROLLER, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SERVICES, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CHILD VICTIMS ACT FUND".
MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM AND NOT COMMINGLED WITH
OTHER FUNDS.
2. SUCH FUNDS SHALL CONSIST OF THE REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS TWO
HUNDRED NINE-R AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-M OF THE TAX LAW AND ALL OTHER
MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER
FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL
PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS, OR BEQUESTS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
3. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN
REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE
ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE COMPTROLLER, AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH
REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE
PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03175-01-5
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