Bill Text: NY S06220 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Enacts the "youth violence prevention task force act" to create the youth violence prevention task force to study and evaluate the effectiveness of current and existing programs related to the prevention of youth violence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-14 - referred to governmental operations [S06220 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06220-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6220--B
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 6, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
          ment  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN ACT in relation to enacting the "youth violence prevention task force
          act"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expiration
          thereof
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
     2  the "youth violence prevention task force act".
     3    §  2.  Youth  violence  prevention  task  force;  members. 1. There is
     4  created the "youth violence prevention task force" (hereinafter referred
     5  to as the task force) consisting of seven members  to  be  appointed  as
     6  follows:
     7    a.  one  member  of the senate who shall be appointed by the temporary
     8  president of the senate;
     9    b. one member of the senate who shall be  appointed  by  the  minority
    10  leader of the senate;
    11    c. one member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the speaker of
    12  the assembly;
    13    d.  one  member of the assembly who shall be appointed by the minority
    14  leader of the assembly; and
    15    e. three members who shall be appointed by the governor, one  of  whom
    16  shall  be  designated as the chairperson of the task force by the gover-
    17  nor.
    18    2. The members of the task force shall serve without compensation  but
    19  shall  be  entitled  to reimbursement for their reasonable and necessary
    20  expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
    21    3. The task force may employ skilled experts with the approval of  the
    22  chairperson,  and  shall receive the cooperation of those state agencies
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  it deems appropriate to assist  the  task  force  in  carrying  out  its
     2  duties.
     3    4. The task force shall hold hearings across the state.
     4    §  3.  Youth  violence  prevention task force; duties.  The task force
     5  shall study and evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  current  and  existing
     6  programs  related  to  the  prevention of youth violence. The task force
     7  shall further issue a report to the governor and the legislature  on  or
     8  before December 1, 2017 concerning its activities and findings.
     9    §  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    10  deemed repealed on December 1, 2017.