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                                   4861
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY,  COMRIE,  COONEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PARKER,
   PERSAUD, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   New York state youth sports initiative grants 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
 99-ss to read as follows:
   §  99-SS.  NEW  YORK  STATE  YOUTH SPORTS INITIATIVE GRANTS FUND. 1. A
 SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE YOUTH SPORTS  INITIATIVE
 GRANTS  FUND"  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONIES APPROPRIATED FOR ITS  PURPOSE,
 ALL MONIES TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND PURSUANT TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED
 BY THIS SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO BE PAID INTO OR CREDIT-
 ED  TO  THE  FUND  AND  ANY  INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH MAY ACCRUE FROM THE
 INVESTMENT OF MONIES IN THE FUND. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PREVENT
 THE COMPTROLLER OR COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  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,  WHEN ALLOCATED, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MAKE
 GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS.   NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE CHOSEN BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
 CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES FOR SUCH GRANTS BASED ON CRITERIA ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  FOR  SUCH
 PURPOSE.
   4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   5.  THE  COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE
 ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   6.  ADDITIONALLY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
 SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, PRIOR TO, BUT IN NO EVENT LATER
 THAN, DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (A) FINANCIAL REPORTS OF THE GRANTS FUND OPERATIONS ESTABLISHED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (B)  AN  ANALYSIS  OF  THE GRANTS FUND'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUCH YOUTH
 SPORTS INITIATIVE GRANTS;
   (C) RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CONTINUATION OF SUCH GRANTS  AND  THE  NEED
 FOR FUND EXPANSION, IF APPROPRIATE;
   (D) PROFILES OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS; AND
   (E)  OTHER  INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
 TION.
   7. (A) NO APPLICANT FOR A GRANT PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS SECTION  SHALL
 KNOWINGLY:  (I)  MAKE  A  FALSE STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION CONCERNING A
 MATERIAL FACT; (II) SUBMIT FALSE INFORMATION CONCERNING A MATERIAL FACT;
 OR (III) CONCEAL A MATERIAL FACT, ON AN APPLICATION TO  OBTAIN  A  GRANT
 PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS SECTION.
   (B)  ANY  APPLICANT  WHO  IS FOUND BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES, AFTER NOTICE AND AN  ADMINISTRATIVE  HEARING,  TO  HAVE
 RECEIVED  A GRANT PROVIDED FOR UNDER THIS SECTION BASED UPON AN APPLICA-
 TION WHICH VIOLATED PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  SUBJECT
 TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.