What's happening
This bill authorizes the Dormitory Authority to construct and finance regional juvenile detention facilities through agreements with not-for-profit corporations formed by multiple counties.
Why it matters
Expands options for counties to address juvenile detention needs. By enabling two or more counties to form not-for-profit corporations for joint detention facilities, counties—especially smaller or rural ones—can pool resources, potentially improving facility quality and reducing duplication of services.
Facilitates more flexible and regionalized infrastructure development. The Dormitory Authority’s involvement in financing and constructing these facilities can streamline project management, access to capital, and expertise, possibly accelerating project timelines and ensuring compliance with state regulations.
Secures funding and reduces financial risk for local governments. The bill allows the assignment and pledging of public funds (from federal, state, or local sources) directly to pay debt service on bonds issued for these facilities, minimizing uncertainty about funding streams and protecting local budgets from unplanned liabilities.
Promotes compliance and oversight in juvenile justice. With requirements to be certified by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and, where relevant, the State Commission of Correction, the bill aims to ensure that new or renovated detention centers meet state standards for safety, care, and rehabilitation, which could lead to better outcomes for youth detainees.
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Fund Juvenile Detention Centers
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History
- Substituted by A10756A
- Ordered to third reading cal.2067
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 8808a
- Amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Build Juvenile Detention Centers
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Phil Steck
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8808--A
IN SENATE
May 21, 2018
Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the dormitory authority to construct and finance regional juvenile detention facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
Any not-for-profit corporation formed pursuant to an inter-municipal agreement among two or more counties within this state to assist said counties in acquiring, financing, constructing, reconstructing, remodeling, enlarging, altering, repairing, operating, managing, leasing, selling or otherwise disposing of a joint county detention facility established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
Any not-for-profit corporation formed pursuant to an inter-municipal agreement among two or more counties within this state to assist said counties in acquiring, financing, constructing, reconstructing, remodeling, enlarging, altering, repairing, operating, managing, leasing, selling or otherwise disposing of a joint county detention facility established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law.
§ 3. Subdivision 2 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
1. (1) For purposes of this section, the following provisions shall apply to the powers in connection with the provision of detention facilities certified by the office of children and family services or by such office in conjunction with the state commission of correction, including
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any joint county detention facility established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law, or for the provision of residential facilities licensed by the office of children and family services including all necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of children and family services, the division of the budget, any county and any entity as listed above shall have full power and authority to enter into such agreements with the dormitory authority as are necessary or useful to finance and/or construct detention or residential facilities described above, including without limitation, such agreements that may provide for or warrant the uninterrupted provision of fees and amounts necessary to pay debt service on any obligations issued by the dormitory authority for same, and to assign and pledge to the dormitory authority, any and all public funds to be apportioned or otherwise made payable by the United States, any agency thereof, the state, any agency thereof, a political subdivision, as defined in section one hundred of the general municipal law, any social services district in the state or any other governmental entity in an amount sufficient to make all payments required to be made by any such entity as listed above pursuant to any lease, sublease, pledge agreement or other agreement entered into between any such entity as listed above, any county and the dormitory authority; any such agreement shall not constitute indebtness for purposes of the state constitution or section 20.00 of the local finance law, and shall not be deemed either executory or to create any contractual obligation in excess of the amounts appropriated annually for such purpose. All state and local officers are hereby authorized and required to pay all such funds so assigned and pledged to the dormitory authority or, upon the direction of the dormitory authority, to any trustee of any dormitory authority bond or note issued, pursuant to a certificate filed with any such state or local officer by the dormitory authority pursuant to the provisions of this section.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the dormitory authority to construct and finance regional juvenile detention facilities
Purpose
To authorize the Dormitory Authority to construct and finance regional juvenile detention facilities and to allow counties to designate certain non-profit corporations as an agency of county government responsible for the administration of county juvenile detention programs.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the public authorities law to amend the definition of "dormitory" to include not-for-profit corporations formed pursuant to an inter-municipal agree- ment among two or more counties within the state to assist the forming counties with financing, constructing, or otherwise disposing of a joint county juvenile detention center established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law.
Section 2. Amends subdivision 1 of section 1680 of the public authori- ties law to amend the definition of "educational institution" to include not-for-profit corporations formed pursuant to an inter-municipal agree- ment among two or more counties within the state to assist the forming counties with financing, constructing or otherwise disposing of a joint county juvenile detention center established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law.
Section 3. Amends subdivision 2 of section 1680 of the public authori- ties law to authorize the Dormitory Authority to enter into agreements with such not-for-profit corporations formed pursuant to an inter-muni- cipal agreement among two or more counties to finance and construct regional juvenile detention programs established in accordance with section two hundred eighteen-a of the county law, or for the provision of residential facilities licensed by the office of children and family services including all necessary and usual attendant and related facili- ties and equipment.
Section 4. Amends subdivision a of section 218-a of the county law to allow counties to designate such not-for-profit corporations formed pursuant to an inter-municipal agreement among two or more counties to be an agency of county government responsible for the administration of county juvenile detention programs
Section 5. Effective date.
Justification
This bill would enable not-for-profit corporations, formed pursuant to inter-municipal agreements to provide for county juvenile detention programs, to access the services of the Dormitory Authority in order to finance and construct specialized secured detention facilities required by the recently enacted legislation that raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 16 and 17 year olds, commonly known as the Raise the Age. In addition, the bill would clarify that counties can designate such non-for-profit corporations as an agency of county government responsible for the administration of county juvenile detention programs. This clarification would enable such not-for-profit corpo- rations direct access to the Raise the Age reimbursement funding provided in the 2018-19 New York State budget.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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