Bill > S01049

This bill establishes the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act, which creates a new fund in the state finance law to provide grants for evidence-based and evidence-informed health programs from hospital-based and community-based violence intervention programs. The bill defines key terms like "evidence-based health program" and "community-based violence intervention program," and outlines the regulations the Office of Victim Services must develop to administer the grant program. The goal of the legislation is to support alternative funding sources and coordination of public and private efforts to aid individuals recovering from or witnessing violent crimes, as well as to develop long-term services for victims, perpetrators, and witnesses.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1049