Bill Text: NY A04045 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-07 - enacting clause stricken [A04045 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04045-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4045 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Fami- lies AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reimbursement for alternatives to detention and alternative to residential placement programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 529-c 2 to read as follows: 3 S 529-C. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION AND ALTERNATIVE 4 TO RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT PROGRAMS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF 5 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED 6 THEREFOR, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL REIMBURSE A 7 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 8 SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF FUNDS EXPENDED IN ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION AND 9 ALTERNATIVE TO RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT PROGRAMS. 10 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION SHALL 11 MEAN COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, APPROVED BY THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR 12 COUNTY, WHICH ARE MEANT TO HELP KEEP YOUTH AWAITING TRIAL IN FAMILY 13 COURT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE OR SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, OR 14 AWAITING TRIAL IN CRIMINAL COURT, OUT OF DETENTION. SUCH SERVICES MAY 15 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 16 (A) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT HELPING DETER YOUTH FROM 17 COMMITTING ACTS, THAT IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CRIME 18 UNDER THE PENAL LAW; 19 (B) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT HELPING ENSURE THAT THE 20 YOUTH APPEARS IN COURT ON SCHEDULED RETURN DATES; 21 (C) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE OR FACILITATE SUPPORT FOR 22 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS OR LEARNING DISABILI- 23 TIES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08080-01-5 A. 4045 2 1 (D) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE FAMILY-FOCUSED; 2 (E) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF REPLICATION ACROSS 3 MULTIPLE SITES; 4 (F) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT REDUCING ARREST RATES OF 5 YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAMS; AND 6 (G) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT PRODUCING POSITIVE 7 OUTCOMES FROM YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAMS. 8 3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM ALTERNATIVE TO RESIDENTIAL PLACE- 9 MENT PROGRAMS SHALL MEAN, COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, APPROVED 10 BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 11 WHICH ARE MEANT TO PREVENT RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS OF YOUTH PURSUANT TO 12 PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 352.2 OF THE FAMILY COURT 13 ACT. SUCH SERVICES OR PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 14 (A) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE OR FACILITATE SUPPORT FOR 15 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS AND LEARNING DISABILI- 16 TIES; 17 (B) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE POST-RELEASE SUPPORT WITHIN THE 18 YOUTH'S COMMUNITY; 19 (C) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF REPLICATION ACROSS 20 MULTIPLE SITES; 21 (D) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE FAMILY-FOCUSED; 22 (E) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS AIMED AT REDUCING RECIDIVISM; 23 (F) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT REDUCING ARREST RATES OF 24 YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAMS; AND 25 (G) SERVICES OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE AIMED AT PRODUCING POSITIVE 26 OUTCOMES FROM YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAMS. 27 4. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A POLI- 28 TICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE 29 ELIGIBLE FOR PROSPECTIVE REIMBURSEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION 30 ONE OF THIS SECTION, FROM THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR 31 ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION AND ALTERNATIVE TO RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT 32 PROGRAMS FUNDED BY SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY. 33 (B) (I) IN ORDER FOR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY TO RECEIVE 34 PROSPECTIVE REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH POLITICAL 35 SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY MUST SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND 36 FAMILY SERVICES DETAILING HOW ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION AND ALTERNATIVE 37 TO RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE POLITICAL 38 SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY. 39 (II) PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT EACH YEAR FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 40 THIS SECTION, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY SHALL SUBMIT IN THE 41 PLAN REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION INFORMATION FOR THE MOST 42 RECENT PRECEDING YEAR FOR WHICH SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY 43 RECEIVED FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL 44 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 45 (A) THE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED IN ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION OR RESI- 46 DENTIAL PLACEMENT PROGRAMS WHICH RECEIVE FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS 47 SECTION, IF KNOWN; AND 48 (B) THE NUMBER OF REDUCTIONS IN DETENTION AND RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS, 49 THAT RESULTED FROM SERVICES OR PROGRAMS FUNDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, 50 IF KNOWN. 51 (C) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL REVIEW PLANS 52 SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND APPROVE OR 53 DISAPPROVE OF SUCH PLANS SUBMITTED. 54 (I) IF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES DISAPPROVES OF A 55 PLAN SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR 56 COUNTY SHALL HAVE SIXTY DAYS TO SUBMIT AN AMENDED PLAN. A. 4045 3 1 (II) UPON APPROVAL OF SUCH PLAN, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY 2 SERVICES SHALL: 3 (A) MAKE ALLOCATIONS TO A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY IN ACCORD- 4 ANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND 5 (B) POST ON THEIR WEBSITE THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR COUNTY'S 6 APPROVED PLAN. 7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 8 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2015; provided 9 however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 10 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 11 this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and 12 completed.