Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to finance |
Jun 13, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6478
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 4th 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
2019-S6478 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6707
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-t, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A11087
2011-2012: A3834
2013-2014: A6128
2015-2016: A4486
2017-2018: A5938
2021-2022: A4768
2023-2024: A4473
2019-S6478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6478 SPONSOR: MARTINEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a gang assessment, intervention, prevention and suppression program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require the division of criminal justice services ("DCJS") to deploy the division of state police to develop a coordinated law enforcement response to gang related criminal activities in communities across the state. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law by adding a new section 837-t to create a gang assessment, intervention, prevention, and suppression program to be administered by the commissioner of DCJS. The superintendent of the division of state police, in conjunction with local, state, federal law enforcement and county prosecution offices,
2019-S6478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6478 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a gang assessment, intervention, prevention and suppression program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t to read as follows: § 837-T. GANG ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DIVISION A GANG ASSESS- MENT, INTERVENTION, PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION PROGRAM TO BE ADMINIS- TERED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING THE SCOURGE OF GANG RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN NEW YORK STATE. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS IN NEW YORK STATE, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF GANG RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE STRATEGY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, IDENTIFYING AND PROSECUT- ING THE CORE LEADERSHIP OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS WHO MAY BE VIOLATING FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS, AND COOPERATING WITH ALL FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND APPROPRIATE PROSECUTORIAL AGENCIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN OTHER STATES IN THE INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCE- MENT OF OUR PENAL LAWS. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ENTER INTO COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH PROSECUTORIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ENTITIES IN SUPPLIER STATES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP GANG RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK STATE. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD GRANT MONIES, AS AVAILABLE, TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DESIGNATED TO STOP GANG RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN NEW YORK STATE. TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH GRANT MONIES, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMIS- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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