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S02123 Summary:

BILL NO	S02123
SAME AS	No same as
SPONSOR	KRUGER
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S504-c, Exec L
Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services to assist juveniles released from juvenile facilities in the development of life skills in the city of New York; provides that mentors shall be students from the city university of New York who shall receive money towards tuition or course credit from such university; directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.

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S02123 Actions:

BILL NO	S02123
01/18/2011	REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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S02123 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2123
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 18, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a mentor-
          ing program within the office of children and family services
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-

        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 504-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 504-c. Mentoring program for youth. 1. There is  hereby  established
     4  in the office of children and family services a mentor program to assist
     5  youth  released  from  facilities  of  the office of children and family
     6  services in resuming productive lives, develop skills and  reduce  reci-
     7  divism. Such program shall be established in the city of New York within
     8  ninety days after the effective date of this section.
     9    2.  As part of such program the office of children and family services
    10  shall enter into agreements with  students  matriculating  at  the  city
    11  university  of  New  York  to  serve  as mentor-role models for selected

    12  youths. In return for such services, either the office of  children  and
    13  family  services  shall  pay  an  agreed  upon sum of money towards such
    14  students' tuition, or other expenses incurred in connection with his  or
    15  her  status  as  a  student  at  such  institution or such student shall
    16  receive course credit toward a degree from such institution.
    17    3. The commissioner of the office  of  children  and  family  services
    18  shall  promulgate  such  regulations  as  are necessary to implement the
    19  provisions of this section.
    20    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                                   LBD06439-01-1

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