S5143-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
• Dec 7, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 5143B
• Dec 7, 2011: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
• May 18, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 5143A
• May 18, 2011: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
• May 3, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S5143-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5143

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing funds for the
public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association

PURPOSE:
To provide for funding under the indigent legal services fund
for the New York State Defenders Association.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends section 98-b of the State
Finance Law to include services and expenses of the public defense
backup center of the New York State Defenders Association.
Further allocates $2 million to be made available for the public
defense backup center of the New York State Defenders Association.

JUSTIFICATION:
The New York State Defenders Association through their
public defense backup center provides important legal services for
those needing legal defense. As there is no dedicated funding for
this program each year this program must worry about its
sustainability due to the possibility of a lack of state funds.
Further by including this under the Indigent Legal Services Fund, the
program finds a statutory home that is germane to their core mission.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None. As Money is already appropriate for this
program in the budget.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S5143-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5143
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 May 3, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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  providing  funds
 for  the  public defense backup center of the New York State Defenders
 Association
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and paragraph (d) of subdi
 vision 3 of section 98-b of the state  finance  law,  paragraph  (a)  of
 subdivision  2 as amended and paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 as added by
 section 2 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:

 (a)  The  purpose of such fund shall be to (i) assist counties and, in
 the case of a county wholly contained  within  a  city,  such  city,  in
 providing legal representation for persons who are financially unable to
 afford  counsel  pursuant  to article eighteen-B of the county law; (ii)
 assist the state, in improving the quality of  public  defense  services
 and  funding representation provided by assigned counsel paid in accord
 ance with section thirty-five of the judiciary law; [and] (iii)  provide
 support for the operations, duties, responsibilities and expenses of the
 office  of indigent legal services and the indigent legal services board
 established, respectively, pursuant to sections eight hundred thirty-two
 and eight hundred thirty-three of the executive law;  AND  (IV)  PROVIDE
 FOR SERVICES AND EXPENSES OF THE PUBLIC DEFENSE BACKUP CENTER OF THE NEW
 YORK STATE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION.
 (d) AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
 THE NEW YORK STATE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION FROM SUCH FUND FOR THE SERVICES
 AND EXPENSES OF ITS PUBLIC DEFENSE BACKUP CENTER.
 (E)  Remaining  amounts  within such fund, after accounting for annual
 payments required in paragraphs (a), (b) [and],  (c)  AND  (D)  of  this
 subdivision  and  subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two
 of this section shall be distributed in accordance with  sections  eight
 hundred thirty-two and eight hundred thirty-three of the executive law.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11387-01-1

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