S 4982: Amends the 2024 capital projects budget to allow competitive grants to include funding for safety and security projects at small businesses at risk of hate crimes or attacks.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4982 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GRIFFO, MARTINS, OBERACKER, WEBER, MATTERA, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2024, enacting the capital projects budget, in relation to safety and security projects at small businesses at risk of hate crimes 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 2024, enacting the 2 capital projects budget, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow 3 set forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other items 4 underscored in this section. 5 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES 6 CAPITAL PROJECTS 2024-25 7 SAFETY AND SECURITY PROJECTS FOR AT RISK FACILITIES (CCP) 8 Capital Projects Funds - Other 9 Capital Projects Fund - 30000 10 Program Improvement/Change Purpose 11 For grants to provide safety and security 12 projects at nonprofit organizations or 13 small business as defined by section 131 14 of the economic development law at risk of 15 hate crimes or attacks including, but not 16 limited to, at a facility, virtually or on 17 the internet because of their ideology, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09878-01-5 
 S. 4982 2 1 beliefs or mission, provided that no less 2 than $50,000,000 be made available for 3 not-for-profits and small businesses at 4 risk of antisemitic hate crimes or 5 attacks. Provided that an assessment of 6 facilities at risk may include, but not be 7 limited to, considerations of the vulner- 8 abilities of the organization based on its 9 location and membership, and the potential 10 consequences of a hate crime or attack at 11 the facility. Recipients of such grants 12 shall be entitled to use such funds to 13 purchase commodities, services, and tech- 14 nology through centralized contracts 15 established by the office of general 16 services under section 163 of the state 17 finance law, and such recipients shall be 18 deemed for such purpose to be authorized 19 users within the meaning of paragraph k of 20 subdivision 1 of section 163 of the state 21 finance law. All or a portion of the funds 22 appropriated herein may be suballocated to 23 any department or agency (CJSS2408) 24 (55970) ....................... [35,000,000] 100,000,000 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 26 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024.