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                                    767
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, HEVESI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BRONSON, CRUZ,
   TAYLOR,   CLARK,   KELLES,   LUNSFORD,    SIMON,    CHANDLER-WATERMAN,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means

 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the
   youth justice innovation fund
 
   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
 89-gg to read as follows:
   § 89-GG. YOUTH JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND. 1.  A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE
 "YOUTH  JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH
 ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO A PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET  FROM
 FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF FUNDING SERVICES FOR YOUTH
 THROUGH THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE, AND  ANY  INTEREST  EARNINGS  WHICH  MAY
 ACCRUE  FROM  THE  INVESTMENT  OF  MONIES IN THE FUND. NOTHING CONTAINED
 HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR  BEQUESTS
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING
 THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE  SERVICES AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
 TO BE EXPENDED FOR SERVICES AND  PROGRAMS  WITH  THE  PURPOSE  OF  YOUTH
 DEVELOPMENT  AND  PREVENTING  YOUTH ARREST AND INCARCERATION, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE  PROVIDING  VIOLENCE-PREVENTION  SERVICES  FOR
 YOUTH,  ALTERNATIVES  TO DETENTION, PLACEMENT AND INCARCERATION PROGRAMS
 FOR YOUTH, AND REENTRY, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
 PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THROUGH THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01830-01-5
              

 A. 767                              2
 
   4. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR, THE  DIRECTOR  OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT
 TO  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,
 THE  CHAIR  OF  THE  SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE  COMMITTEE  ON  CODES,
 THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CODES, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND
 THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD  PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (B) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH RECIPIENT;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (E) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
 YEAR.
   5. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to expend-
 itures made on and after April 1, 2025.