Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Dec 18, 2013 |
print number 1672a |
Dec 18, 2013 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1672A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2013-S1672 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §98-b, St Fin L; amd part W §3, Chap 55 of 2012
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S5143
2013-S1672 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1672 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing funds for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association; and to amend section 3 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 amending the state finance law relating to support for the public defense backup center, in relation to making such provisions permanent PURPOSE: To provide for funding under the indigent legal services fund for the New York State Defenders Association. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends section 98-b of the State Finance Law to include services and expenses of the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association. Further allocates $3 million to be made available for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association. JUSTIFICATION: The New York State Defenders Association through their public defense backup center provides important legal services for those needing legal defense. As there is no dedicated funding for this program each year this program must worry about its
2013-S1672 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1672 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, MARTINS -- 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 providing funds for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association; and to amend section 3 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 amending the state finance law relating to support for the public defense backup center, in relation to making such provisions permanent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and paragraph (d) of subdi- vision 3 of section 98-b of the state finance law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 as added by section 2 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: (a) The purpose of such fund shall be to (i) assist counties and, in the case of a county wholly contained within a city, such city, in providing legal representation for persons who are financially unable to afford counsel pursuant to article eighteen-B of the county law; (ii) assist the state, in improving the quality of public defense services and funding representation provided by assigned counsel paid in accord- ance with section thirty-five of the judiciary law; (iii) provide support for the operations, duties, responsibilities and expenses of the office of indigent legal services and the indigent legal services board established, respectively, pursuant to sections eight hundred thirty-two and eight hundred thirty-three of the executive law; and (iv) provide [support] for SERVICES AND EXPENSES OF the public defense backup center OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04694-02-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2013-S1672A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §98-b, St Fin L; amd part W §3, Chap 55 of 2012
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S5143
2013-S1672A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1672A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing funds for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association; and to amend section 3 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 amending the state finance law relating to support for the public defense backup center, in relation to making such provisions permanent PURPOSE: To provide for funding under the indigent legal services fund for the New York State Defenders Association. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends section 98-b of the State Finance Law to include services and expenses of the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association. Further allocates $3 million to be made available for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association. JUSTIFICATION: The New York State Defenders Association through their public defense backup center provides important legal services for those needing legal defense. As there is no dedicated funding for this program each year this program must worry about its sustainability due to the possibility of a lack of state funds. Further by including this under the Indigent Legal Services Fund, the program finds a statutory
2013-S1672A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1672--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing funds for the public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association; and to amend section 3 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 amending the state finance law relating to support for the public defense backup center, in relation to making such provisions permanent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and paragraph (d) of subdi- vision 3 of section 98-b of the state finance law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 1 of part W of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 as added by section 2 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: (a) The purpose of such fund shall be to (i) assist counties and, in the case of a county wholly contained within a city, such city, in providing legal representation for persons who are financially unable to afford counsel pursuant to article eighteen-B of the county law; (ii) assist the state, in improving the quality of public defense services and funding representation provided by assigned counsel paid in accord- ance with section thirty-five of the judiciary law; (iii) provide support for the operations, duties, responsibilities and expenses of the office of indigent legal services and the indigent legal services board established, respectively, pursuant to sections eight hundred thirty-two and eight hundred thirty-three of the executive law; and (iv) provide EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04694-03-3
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