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                                    643
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   youth justice innovation fund

   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
 89-gg to read as follows:
   §  89-GG. YOUTH JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND. 1.  A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
 "YOUTH JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY  OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH
 ACCOUNT  PURSUANT TO A PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET FROM
 FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  FUNDING  SERVICES  FOR  YOUTH
 THROUGH  THE  AGE  OF  TWENTY-FIVE,  AND ANY INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH MAY
 ACCRUE FROM THE INVESTMENT OF MONIES  IN  THE  FUND.  NOTHING  CONTAINED
 HEREIN  SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION  AND  DEPOSITING
 THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3.  MONIES  OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZATIONS
 TO  BE  EXPENDED  FOR  SERVICES  AND  PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF YOUTH
 DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTING YOUTH ARREST  AND  INCARCERATION,  INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THOSE PROVIDING VIOLENCE-PREVENTION SERVICES FOR
 YOUTH, ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION, PLACEMENT AND  INCARCERATION  PROGRAMS
 FOR YOUTH, AND REENTRY, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
 PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THROUGH THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE.
   4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT
 TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 S. 643                              2
 
 THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE  CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CODES,
 THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CODES, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND
 THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (B) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH RECIPIENT;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (E) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
 YEAR.
   5. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to expend-
 itures made on and after April 1, 2025.