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NY A09138

NY A09138
Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or se


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Introduced
01/31/2022
In Committee
01/31/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Child Victims Act Fund, which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies within New York State that have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases. The key provisions are that the fund can only be used to reimburse these entities if they have made a good-faith effort to locate an insurance policy that could cover the judgment or settlement, if there was a monetary judgment or settlement, and if paying the judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population. The bill also allows taxpayers to contribute to the fund through their state corporate and personal income tax returns.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

print number 9138a (on 05/26/2022)

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