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NY A01279
NY A01279Establishes 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
01/13/2023
01/13/2023
In Committee
01/03/2024
01/03/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to establishing the child victims act fund; and making an appropriation therefor
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Child Victims Act Fund, a special fund administered by the Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Comptroller, and the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The Fund will receive revenues from a new personal and corporate income tax checkoff, as well as any other appropriations, grants, or bequests. The Fund will provide reimbursement grants to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies in New York that have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse cases, subject to demonstrating a lack of insurance coverage and a substantial burden on the district or agency's ability to execute its mission. The bill also appropriates $200 million to the Fund to carry out its provisions.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (30)
Jen Lunsford (D)*,
Khaleel Anderson (D),
Juan Ardila (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Alec Brook-Krasny (R),
Pat Burke (D),
Marianne Buttenschon (D),
Sarah Clark (D),
William Conrad (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Pamela Hunter (D),
Charles Lavine (D),
Dana Levenberg (D),
John McDonald (D),
Karen McMahon (D),
Ed Ra (R),
Jonathan Rivera (D),
Maryjane Shimsky (D),
Sarahana Shrestha (D),
Gina Sillitti (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Steve Stern (D),
Yudelka Tapia (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Monica Wallace (D),
Last Action
referred to ways and means (on 01/03/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1279 |
| BillText | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01279&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01279 |
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