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- Reported and committed to finance
- Print number 6710a
- Amend (t) and recommit to children and families
- Referred to children and families
Companion bill
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Relates to establishing a juvenile justice smart investment program
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor William Scarborough
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a juvenile justice smart investment program for the purpose of reducing juvenile justice placements through program modifications and services
Purpose of the bill
To reinvest savings from reduced reliance on juvenile justice facilities in the Juvenile Justice Smart Investment Program.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law allowing for savings from the reduced costs of maintaining juvenile justice facilities in the juvenile justice smart investment program. The fund can only be used to fund programs and services for youth which avert institutional placements.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
The Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Justice report recommends that savings from juvenile justice facility closures be reinvested in the juvenile justice system, where it can be utilized to address the needs of those same children.
Many of the youth who are placed in juvenile justice facilities are not there because they represent a risk to public safety- indeed, the majority of these youth have been convicted of misdemeanor offenses. These youth have been placed in these facilities because there are not adequate social service or mental health resources available to them in their communities. As New York transitions away from an over reliance on costly institutional placements, we should reinvest the funds in programs that have demonstrated success in addressing the needs of these youth.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
To be determined.
Effective date
April 1, 2010.
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