NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7852
SPONSOR: Byrne TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2019, enact-
ing the capital projects budget, in relation to including all religious
houses of worship in the safety and security projects for at risk facil-
ities grant program
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
This legislation would expand the eligibility requirements for the
Securing Communities against Hate Crimes Grant Program to include all
houses of worship.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1 of Chapter 54 of the Laws of 2019 is amended to add all houses
of worship to parties eligible for the grant.
JUSTIFICATION::
The Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grant Program provides
nonprofit organizations within the State with funding to help mitigate
risk associated with the increased number of hate crimes that have
occurred in previous years. Unfortunately, the Division of Homeland
Security and Emergency Services have adopted strict eligibility require-
ments that require nonprofits or religious institutions to also provide
educational or daycare services that are registered with the Department
of Education. As a result, many religious institutions who do not
provide these services, or provide daycare programs not registered with
DOE, are not eligible to apply for critical funding that would prevent
future acts of hate. This legislation seeks to amend this issue by open-
ing up eligibility to all house of worship.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7852
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 24, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2019, enacting the capital
projects budget, in relation to including all religious houses of
worship in the safety and security projects for at risk facilities
grant program
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 2019, enacting the
2 capital projects budget, is amended by adding thereto the items herein-
3 below set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the items
4 hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:
5 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS FOR AT RISK FACILITIES (CCP) ... 25,000,000
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7 Capital Projects Funds - Other
8 Capital Projects Fund - 30000
9 Program Improvement/Change Purpose
10 For competitive grants to provide safety and
11 security projects at nonpublic schools,
12 community centers, residential camps,
13 [and] day care facilities and all reli-
14 gious houses of worship at risk of hate
15 crimes or attacks because of their ideol-
16 ogy, beliefs or mission. Provided that an
17 assessment of facilities at risk may
18 include, but not be limited to, consider-
19 ations of the vulnerabilities of the
20 organization based on its location and
21 membership, and the potential consequences
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of a hate crime or attack at the facility.
2 The amount appropriated herein may be
3 transferred or suballocated to the divi-
4 sion of homeland security and emergency
5 services to accomplish the intent of this
6 appropriation (11HS1908) (55970) ............ 25,000,000
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
8 have been in full force and effect on the same date and in the same
9 manner as chapter 54 of the laws of 2019 took effect.
