Bill Text: NY A06707 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing a gang assessment, intervention, prevention and suppression program within the division of criminal justice services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A06707 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06707-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6707
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 15, 2019
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        Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS, RODRIGUEZ, SANTABARBARA, CRESPO -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Codes
        AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a gang
          assessment, intervention, prevention and suppression program
          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 837-t
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 837-t. Gang assessment,  intervention,  prevention  and  suppression
     4  program.  1.  There is hereby created within the division a gang assess-
     5  ment, intervention, prevention and suppression program  to  be  adminis-
     6  tered  by  the  commissioner  to distribute funds in accordance with the
     7  provisions of this section for the purpose of eliminating the scourge of
     8  gang related criminal activity in New York state.
     9    2. The superintendent of the division of state police, in  cooperation
    10  with  all  local,  state  and federal law enforcement personnel, and the
    11  district attorneys in New York state,  shall  develop  and  implement  a
    12  strategy  for  the  suppression  of  gang related criminal activity. The
    13  strategy shall include, but not be limited to, identifying and prosecut-
    14  ing the core leadership of criminal street gangs who  may  be  violating
    15  federal,  state  or  local  laws,  and  cooperating with all federal law
    16  enforcement agencies and  appropriate  prosecutorial  agencies  and  law
    17  enforcement  agencies  in other states in the investigation and enforce-
    18  ment of our penal laws. District attorneys are authorized  and  directed
    19  to  enter  into  collaborative  agreements  with prosecutorial and other
    20  governmental agencies and entities in supplier states in  an  effort  to
    21  stop gang related criminal activities in New York state.
    22    3.  The  commissioner  shall  award  grant  monies,  as  available, to
    23  district attorneys for  programs  which  are  designated  to  stop  gang
    24  related criminal activities in New York state. To qualify for such grant
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        A. 6707                             2
     1  monies,  a  district  attorney must submit an application to the commis-
     2  sioner in accordance with guidelines prescribed  by  the  division.  The
     3  application shall at a minimum:
     4    (a)  include  an assessment of gang related criminal activities in the
     5  targeted area;
     6    (b) offer a plan for state intervention and prevention of such  activ-
     7  ities; and
     8    (c)  preview a coordinated law enforcement strategy for suppression of
     9  gang related illegalities within the affected community.  Funds  awarded
    10  under  this  section  may  be used to supplement federal, state or local
    11  funds.
    12    4. The division shall establish and maintain a gang clearinghouse as a
    13  central repository of information, coming into  the  possession  of  any
    14  state  or  local  law  enforcement  entity, regarding all criminal gangs
    15  found to be operating within New York state. The  division  shall  adopt
    16  and  promulgate  regulations  prescribing  reporting procedures for such
    17  state or local law enforcement agencies, including the form for  report-
    18  ing such information.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.