Senate Bill S4076

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the YES annex youth organization pilot program in Brooklyn, Syracuse and Buffalo

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §410-n, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S4978

2015-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the "YES annex youth organization pilot program" in Brooklyn, Syracuse and Buffalo.

2015-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4076

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
  YES annex youth organization pilot program in Brooklyn,  Syracuse  and
  Buffalo

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "YES annex youth organization pilot program".
  S  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 410-n
to read as follow:
  S 410-N. YES ANNEX YOUTH ORGANIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.  1.  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISBURSING
GRANTS TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO UTILIZE LATERAL  SYNERGIES  AND
WORK COOPERATIVELY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S YOUTH.  UNDER THIS PILOT
PROGRAM  MULTIPLE  YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO JOIN
TOGETHER UNDER ONE  UMBRELLA  AND  CREATE  A  ONE-STOP-SHOP  TO  PROVIDE
SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO TUTOR-
ING  AND  MENTORING PROGRAMS, COUNSELING, SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIV-
ITIES, CAREER COUNSELING, S.A.T. PREPARATION, LIFE  SKILLS  CLASSES  AND
HEALTH AND FITNESS INSTRUCTION.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND SET A SCHEDULE FOR
ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR GRANT AWARDS FROM INTERESTED YOUTH  ORGANIZATION
GROUPS WITHIN ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.
  3.  THE COMMISSIONER UPON REVIEW OF PROPOSALS SHALL AWARD AND DISBURSE
THREE GRANTS, IN THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS  TO  ONE  GROUP
SELECTED  FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING HIGH RISK ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES: ONE
FROM THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ONE IN THE CITY OF
SYRACUSE AND ONE IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO.
  4. SELECTED GRANT RECIPIENTS SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09152-01-5
              

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