STATE OF NEW YORK
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2584
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, BARRON, CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Chil-
dren and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the office of children
and family services and facilitating use of alternatives to detention
programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of section
2 501 of the executive law, subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 as renumbered by
3 chapter 465 of the laws of 1992, subdivision 16 as renumbered by chapter
4 170 of the laws of 1994, are renumbered subdivisions 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
5 15, 16 and 17 and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
6 9. (a) To encourage and provide technical assistance to local social
7 services districts and to achieve maximum utilization of alternative to
8 detention and placement programs and to promote efficiency in the deliv-
9 ery of services provided to persons alleged or determined to be in need
10 of supervision pursuant to article seven of the family court act and for
11 persons alleged or determined to be juvenile delinquents at risk of
12 detention or placement pursuant to article three of the family court
13 act. For the purposes of this subdivision, such programs may include
14 programs with the goal of reducing risk behaviors among youth and
15 promoting positive youth development.
16 (b) Inter-county utilization of programs and services shall be encour-
17 aged by the office to the extent practicable and to promote the maximi-
18 zation of resources. The office shall provide technical assistance to
19 counties which shall include but not be limited to, identifying programs
20 and services for inter-county utilization, making any feasible program
21 modifications necessary to achieve inter-county utilization, and assist-
22 ing the collaboration of counties and county agencies within a regional
23 area. For the purposes of this subdivision, inter-county utilization
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 shall mean the cooperative sharing of alternative to detention and
2 placement programs, so that youth may utilize such programs outside his
3 or her own county residence.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
