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                                   4462
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 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-ii to read as follows:
   § 99-II. 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 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 to read
 as follows:
   § 844. NEW YORK STATE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT PROGRAM. 1.   CREATION  AND
 PURPOSES.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DIVISION A NEW
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD06723-01-1

 A. 4462                             2
 
 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-
 II 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.