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NY A10264
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gabriella Romero
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AI Summary
- Creates the Youth Justice Innovation Fund with $50 million to support community-based organizations providing youth development services and preventing youth arrest and incarceration
- Serves youth through age 25 with eligible programs including violence prevention, alternatives to detention, reentry services, and education/employment training and placement
- Places the fund under custody of the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance, with disbursements administered by the Division of Criminal Justice Services
- Requires an annual written report by March 1st detailing fund disbursements, award recipients, amounts, purposes, and a financial plan for current and future fiscal years
- Takes effect immediately and applies to expenditures made on or after April 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Establishes the youth justice innovation fund to make funds available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
2/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means2/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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