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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5032
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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.
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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.