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                                   3741
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  MONTGOMERY, DIAZ, DILAN, PARKER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation
   to  establishing  the New York state justice reinvestment fund and the
   New York state justice reinvestment program; and making  an  appropri-
   ation 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-gg to read as follows:
   §  99-GG. NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AN ACCOUNT TO
 BE KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND.
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE  PURPOSE
 OF  SUCH  FUND,  ALL  OTHER  MONEYS CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND
 PURSUANT TO LAW, ALL MONEYS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION
 OR  ANY  OTHER  LAW  TO  BE  PAID INTO OR CREDITED TO SUCH FUND, AND ALL
 MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE FUND OR DONATED TO IT.
   3. MONEYS OF SUCH FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION AND  ALLO-
 CATION  TO  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF
 DISTRIBUTING SUCH MONEYS TO QUALIFIED ENTITIES OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 JUSTICE  REINVESTMENT  PROGRAM  PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-
 FOUR-C OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   4. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT ON THE AUDIT  AND  WARRANT  OF  THE  COMP-
 TROLLER  ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CRIMI-
 NAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  844-c  to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 844-C. NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT PROGRAM. 1.  CREATION AND
 PURPOSES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DIVISION A NEW
 YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE  PROGRAM  IS
 TO  HAVE  STATE  AND  LOCAL  CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, AND AS PART OF A
 LARGER  EFFORT INCLUDING COURTS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE
 OFFICES, TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  AND
 FAITH-BASED  ORGANIZATIONS  IN  THE  COMMUNITY  ON ISSUES SUCH AS INMATE
 RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY, INCARCERATION ALTERNATIVES, FAMILY  SUPPORT
 PROGRAMS FOR OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS, AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES RELATED
 TO IMPROVING THE ROLE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
   2. QUALIFIED ENTITY. (A) A QUALIFIED ENTITY SHALL BE EITHER A NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT ORGANIZATION OR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ONE OR MORE OF
 THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
   (I)  RE-ENTRY  SUPPORT FOR INMATES RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO JOB DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE;
   (II) INCARCERATION ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO  COMMU-
 NITY  SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY YOUTH COURT, ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS,
 SERVICE-ENRICHED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY BASED  DRUG  TREATMENT
 PROGRAMS;
   (III)    FAMILY    SUPPORT,    INCLUDING,    BUT    NOT   LIMITED   TO
 FATHERHOOD/PARENTING PROGRAMS, FOR OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS; AND
   (IV) COMMUNITY BASED  COLLABORATIVE  PROGRAMS  WITH  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 AGENCIES.
   (B)  A  QUALIFIED  ENTITY SHALL BE LOCATED IN COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE A
 HIGHER THAN NORMAL  CONCENTRATION  OF  OFFENDERS  AND  EX-OFFENDERS,  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (C)  A  QUALIFIED  ENTITY'S  SERVICES SHALL HAVE A PRIMARY EMPHASIS ON
 COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION  OF  OFFENDERS
 AND EX-OFFENDERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (D)  A  QUALIFIED  ENTITY SHALL SUBMIT A STRATEGIC PLAN TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER DETAILING HOW THE APPLICANT'S PROGRAM WILL REDUCE CRIME AND RECI-
 DIVISM IN COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION OF  OFFEN-
 DERS AND EX-OFFENDERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  APPLICATION.  ANY QUALIFIED ENTITY SEEKING FUNDS FROM THE DIVISION
 SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. ALL  FUNDS
 AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PAID FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION  NINETY-NINE-
 GG OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   4.  RESPONSIBILITIES  OF  THE COMMISSIONER. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF GRANT MONEY FROM
 THE NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT FUND.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE QUALIFIED ENTITIES BASED  ON  THE
 APPLICATION CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION AND ADDITIONAL CRITERIA
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   §  3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof
 as may be necessary, is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  New  York  state
 justice  reinvestment  fund from the general fund, for administration of
 grants to qualified  entities  selected  by  the  division  of  criminal
 justice services.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.