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A04050 Summary:

BILL NOA04050
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORCunningham
 
COSPNSRBurdick, Forrest
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add Art 22-A §§637-a - 637-c, Exec L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L
 
Enacts the "Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act"; provides findings for evidence-based and evidence-informed health programs from hospital-based and community-based programs.
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A04050 Actions:

BILL NOA04050
 
01/31/2025referred to health
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A04050 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A4050
 
SPONSOR: Cunningham
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the "community violence intervention and prevention act"   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To create a stable funding source for hospital and community-based violence interruption and intervention programs.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that the short title of this act shall be the "Communi- ty Violence Intervention and Prevention Act" (C-VIPA). Section 2 amends the Executive Law by adding a new article 22-A, which contains the following provisions in summary form: The legislature declares that gun violence and other forms of violence have reached a stage of crisis that poses a serious threat to the health and quality of life of all residents of the state of New York, and particularly the residents of many urban areas. Funds from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) should be used to support hospital based and community based violence intervention programs. The parts of the act that follow define relevant terms. The act regulates community violence intervention and prevention grants. Section 3 amends the State Finance Law by adding a new section 97-bbbbb, which contains the following provisions in summary form: Establishes the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund, controlled jointly by the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. Provides the source of funds and clarifies how monies may be spent. The Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund will consist of at least $10 million or 10% of funds received under VOCA. Section 4 is a severability clause. Section 5 provides for an immediate effective date.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE): N/A   JUSTIFICATION: Gun violence and other forms of violence constitute a crisis and pose a serious threat to the health and quality of life of all residents of the State of New York. There are evidence-based programs designed to inter- rupt cycles of violence by intervening when violent clashes occur. These programs are sometimes hospital-based, which provide an opportunity for critical early intervention. Other programs are community-based, and provide opportunities for holistic and continued outreach. Despite mounting evidence supporting the efficacy of both models in reducing gun violence, these programs remain subject to fluctuating funding amounts every year. This instability hampers the ability of programs to plan for long-term solutions while forcing them to compete with each other for shrinking resources. These programs deserve a stable funding source. This bill will create a mechanism for distributing federal funds to provide stable support to hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) and community-based violence intervention programs (VIPs). Through the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), fund- ing is provided to the VOCA Fund and administered by the Office of Victim Services. For the year 2016, the federal award amount to New York was $133,904,016, of which only $10,939,366 was distributed. By requir- ing that $10 million or 10%, whichever is greater, of the monies from these grants be distributed to HVIPs and VIPs, this bill aims to recog- nize the public health crisis that is gun violence by adequately funding its prevention.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2023-24: A.4571 - Referred to Health 2021-22: A.5505/S.1049 - Referred to Health/Crime Victims, Crime and Correction 2019-20: A.10865/S.7976 - Referred to Health/Finance   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: Minimal, since funding comes from federal government.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
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