Bill Text: NY S02443 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the 2022 capital projects budget to allow competitive grants to provide safety and security projects at nonprofit organizations at risk of hate crimes or attacks to be awarded to small businesses as defined by section 131 of the economic development law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S02443 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S02443-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2443

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 20, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

        AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of  2022,  enacting  the  capital
          projects budget, in relation to making technical corrections thereto

          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 2022,  enacting  the
     2  capital  projects  budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow
     3  set forth in brackets and by adding to  such  section  the  other  items
     4  underscored in this section:

     5                    DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
     6                         CAPITAL PROJECTS   2022-23

     7  For  the comprehensive construction programs, purposes and
     8    projects as herein  specified  in  accordance  with  the
     9    following:

    10                                          APPROPRIATIONS  REAPPROPRIATIONS

    11    Capital Projects Funds - Other .....     110,000,000        50,000,000
    12                                        ----------------  ----------------
    13      All Funds ........................     110,000,000        50,000,000
    14                                        ================  ================

    15  SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS FOR AT RISK FACILITIES (CCP) ... 75,000,000
    16                                                            --------------

    17    Capital Projects Funds - Other
    18    Capital Projects Fund - 30000
    19    Program Improvement/Change Purpose

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06511-01-3
        S. 2443                             2

     1  For competitive grants to provide safety and
     2    security  projects  at nonprofit organiza-
     3    tions  or small  business  as  defined  by
     4    section  131  of  the economic development
     5    law  at  risk  of  hate  crimes or attacks
     6    including, but not limited to, at a facil-
     7    ity, virtually or on the internet  because
     8    of  their  ideology,  beliefs  or mission.
     9    Provided that an assessment of  facilities
    10    at  risk  may  include, but not be limited
    11    to, considerations of the  vulnerabilities
    12    of  the organization based on its location
    13    and membership, and the  potential  conse-
    14    quences  of  a hate crime or attack at the
    15    facility. Recipients of such grants  shall
    16    be  entitled to use such funds to purchase
    17    commodities,  services,   and   technology
    18    through  centralized contracts established
    19    by the office of  general  services  under
    20    section  163 of the state finance law, and
    21    such recipients shall be deemed  for  such
    22    purpose  to be authorized users within the
    23    meaning of paragraph k of subdivision 1 of
    24    section 163 of the state finance law.  All
    25    or  a  portion  of  the funds appropriated
    26    herein may be suballocated to any  depart-
    27    ment or agency (CJSS2208) ................... 25,000,000
    28    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    29  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2022.