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                                   2084
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   office  of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory coun-
   cil
 
   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-y
 to read as follows:
   § 837-Y. NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND THE  GUN
 VIOLENCE  ADVISORY  COUNCIL.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION:
   (A) "ADVISORY COUNCIL" MEANS THE GUN VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL  ESTAB-
 LISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF GUN
 VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
   (C) "GUN VIOLENCE" INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY ATTEMPTED CRIME,
 CRIME, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, SUICIDE, AND  UNINTENTIONAL  INJURY  OR  DEATH
 INVOLVING A FIREARM.
   (D)  "OFFICE"  MEANS  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE  OF  GUN  VIOLENCE
 PREVENTION ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2. OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. (A) THE OFFICE OF  GUN  VIOLENCE
 PREVENTION  CREATED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 211 OF 2021 IS HEREBY REESTAB-
 LISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION. THE OFFICE SHALL:
   (I) DIRECT THE COORDINATION OF STATE, LOCAL,  AND  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT
 STAKEHOLDERS  AND  THE  ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ALIGN AND ADVANCE EFFORTS TO
 PREVENT AND ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING STATE RESIDENTS.
   (II) CENTRALIZE AND COORDINATE  GRANTMAKING  OPPORTUNITIES  AND  ALLO-
 CATIONS  TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE
 AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (III) DIRECT AND  ENHANCE  THE  STATE'S  HEALTH  SYSTEMS  CAPACITY  TO
 PREVENT  AND RESPOND TO GUN VIOLENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STATE
 HOSPITAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION  INITIATIVES.  STATE  AND  LOCAL  COMMUNITY
 VIOLENCE INTERVENTION INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS.
   (IV) DIRECT AND STRENGTHEN TIMELY DATA COLLECTION AND DATA INFRASTRUC-
 TURE  AND  RESEARCH  REGARDING FIREARM-RELATED INJURIES, FATALITIES, AND
 INCIDENTS BY FOCUSING ON DATA  INFORMED  SURVEILLANCE,  PREVENTION,  AND
 INTERVENTION  OF GUN VIOLENCE STATEWIDE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
 COORDINATION WITH THE STATE GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
   (V) INCREASE  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  OF  GUN  VIOLENCE  AND  GUN  VIOLENCE
 PREVENTION  BY CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND UTILIZING OTHER
 STRATEGIES TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES  RELATED
 TO  GUN  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION,  THE  VARIOUS  TYPES OF GUN VIOLENCE THAT
 IMPACT NEW YORK STATE, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF
 OR WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. THESE CAMPAIGNS  AND  STRATE-
 GIES  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY
 STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AGENCIES  AND  OFFICES  REFER-
 ENCED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   (VI)  DIRECT AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING
 TO PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATE-
 GIES AND BEST PRACTICES.
   (VII) COMMUNICATE REGULARLY WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE  LEGIS-
 LATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO PROVIDE AND RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
 EFFECTIVE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION POLICY AND PROGRAMS.
   (B)  THE  HEAD  OF  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  BE  THE  DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE
 APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE DIRECTOR SHALL OVERSEE  THE  DEVELOP-
 MENT  AND EXECUTION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE AS ESTABLISHED UNDER
 THIS SECTION. THE DIRECTOR SHALL HIRE  STAFF  TO  EXECUTE  THE  OFFICE'S
 FUNCTIONS,  AS  SUFFICIENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING PERMITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO THREE UNITS:
   (I) ADMINISTRATION UNIT TO MANAGE BUDGET, HUMAN RESOURCES,  GRANT  AND
 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION;
   (II) PLANNING AND SPECIAL PROJECTS UNIT; AND
   (III) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION UNIT.
   (C) THE OFFICE SHALL ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO,  INFORMATION  ON THE STATE OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE STATE, RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS FOR POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE  IN
 THE  STATE,  AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE TO CARRY OUT
 THE DUTIES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE OFFICE UNDER THIS  SUBDIVISION.    SUCH
 REPORT  SHALL  BE  DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR  AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. SUCH REPORT
 SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE.
   3.  GUN  VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL. (A) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS
 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONVENE
 THE  GUN VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO
 PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO THE OFFICE OF  GUN  VIOLENCE  PREVENTION
 AND  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE
 OFFICE'S RESPONSIBILITIES, STRATEGIES, AND  FUNCTIONS.    SUCH  ADVISORY
 COUNCIL SHALL BE CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR AND SHALL INCLUDE NO FEWER THAN
 TWELVE  ADDITIONAL  MEMBERS  SELECTED BY THE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO STATE, COMMUNITY,  AND  NATIONAL  POLICY  AND  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 EXPERTS AS WELL AS A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING:
   (I) A SURVIVOR OF GUN VIOLENCE.
   (II)  A  SENIOR-LEVEL  REPRESENTATIVE FROM A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTER-
 VENTION SERVICE PROVIDER.
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   (III) A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL.
   (IV) A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO PROVIDES TRAUMA CARE.
   (V) A MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN.
   (VI) A DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR A REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNEE.
   (VII)  A  PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER WHO WORKS IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT DISPRO-
 PORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE.
   (VIII) A A YOUNG PERSON AGE EIGHTEEN OR UNDER WHO HAS HELD A COMMUNITY
 OR ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP ROLE.
   (IX) A VETERAN.
   (X) REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELEVANT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES
 INVOLVED  AND  ENGAGED IN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES OR POLICY-
 MAKING.
   (XI) PUBLIC SAFETY/LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS.
   (XII) A SENIOR-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVE OF A VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.
   (B) THE OFFICE SHALL CONVENE AND CONSULT THE  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  ON  A
 QUARTERLY  BASIS  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  DISCUSSING ANY OF THE COUNCIL'S
 RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE  OFFICE'S
 RESPONSIBILITIES,  STRATEGIES,  AND  FUNCTIONS. AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
 DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE MAY CONVENE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE ADVISORY COUN-
 SEL AS DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY.
   (C) TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE IN  NEW  YORK  STATE,  THE
 FOLLOWING  STATE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE TO
 SUPPORT PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POLICY  IMPLEMENTATION  STRATEGIES
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, OFFICE OF TEMPORARY
 AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE,  OFFICE  OF  THE  NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DIVISION OF
 HOMELAND SECURITY, STATE POLICE, AND ALL  OTHER  DIVISIONS  AND  OFFICES
 WITHIN THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.