Bill Text: NY A07852 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Includes all religious houses of worship in the safety and security projects for at risk facilities grant program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-24 - referred to ways and means [A07852 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07852-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7852

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 24, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Ways and Means

        AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of  2019,  enacting  the  capital
          projects  budget,  in  relation  to  including all religious houses of
          worship in the safety and security projects  for  at  risk  facilities
          grant program

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2019,  enacting  the
     2  capital  projects budget, is amended by adding thereto the items herein-
     3  below set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the items
     4  hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:
     5  SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS FOR AT RISK FACILITIES (CCP) ... 25,000,000
     6                                                            --------------

     7    Capital Projects Funds - Other
     8    Capital Projects Fund - 30000
     9    Program Improvement/Change Purpose

    10  For competitive grants to provide safety and
    11    security projects  at  nonpublic  schools,
    12    community   centers,   residential  camps,
    13    [and] day care facilities  and  all  reli-
    14    gious  houses  of  worship at risk of hate
    15    crimes or attacks because of their  ideol-
    16    ogy, beliefs or mission.  Provided that an
    17    assessment   of  facilities  at  risk  may
    18    include, but not be limited to,  consider-
    19    ations   of  the  vulnerabilities  of  the
    20    organization based  on  its  location  and
    21    membership, and the potential consequences

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11858-01-9

        A. 7852                             2

     1    of a hate crime or attack at the facility.
     2    The  amount  appropriated  herein  may  be
     3    transferred or suballocated to  the  divi-
     4    sion  of  homeland  security and emergency
     5    services to accomplish the intent of  this
     6    appropriation (11HS1908) (55970) ............ 25,000,000
     7    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
     8  have been in full force and effect on the same  date  and  in  the  same
     9  manner as chapter 54 of the laws of 2019 took effect.
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