Assembly Bill A7037

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires facilitating the use of alternatives to detention programs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1602
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง501, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11137, S8006
2013-2014: A2584
2015-2016: A3380

2011-A7037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the office of children and family services and facilitating the use of alternatives to detention programs.

2011-A7037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7037

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, BARRON, N. RIVERA, CAMARA -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the office of children
  and family services and facilitating use of alternatives to  detention
  programs

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and  16  of  section
501  of  the  executive law, subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 as renumbered by
chapter 465 of the laws of 1992, subdivision 16 as renumbered by chapter
170 of the laws of 1994, are renumbered subdivisions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16 and 17 and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
  9. (A) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO  LOCAL  SOCIAL
SERVICES  DISTRICTS AND TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM UTILIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE TO
DETENTION AND PLACEMENT PROGRAMS AND TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY IN THE DELIV-
ERY OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO PERSONS ALLEGED OR DETERMINED TO BE IN  NEED
OF SUPERVISION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT AND FOR
PERSONS  ALLEGED  OR  DETERMINED  TO  BE JUVENILE DELINQUENTS AT RISK OF
DETENTION OR PLACEMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE  OF  THE  FAMILY  COURT
ACT.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE
PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL  OF  REDUCING  RISK  BEHAVIORS  AMONG  YOUTH  AND
PROMOTING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
  (B) INTER-COUNTY UTILIZATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SHALL BE ENCOUR-
AGED  BY THE OFFICE TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE AND TO PROMOTE THE MAXIMI-
ZATION OF RESOURCES. THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO
COUNTIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS
AND  SERVICES  FOR INTER-COUNTY UTILIZATION, MAKING ANY FEASIBLE PROGRAM
MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE INTER-COUNTY UTILIZATION, AND ASSIST-
ING THE COLLABORATION OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY AGENCIES WITHIN A  REGIONAL
AREA.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INTER-COUNTY UTILIZATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06140-01-1

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