§ 529-b. Supervision and treatment services for juveniles program. 1.\n(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, eligible\nexpenditures by an eligible municipality for services to divert from\ndetention, residential placement or confinement, as applicable, youth\nwho are: (i) at risk of, alleged to be, or adjudicated as juvenile\ndelinquents; (ii) at risk of, or alleged to be or adjudicated as persons\nin need of supervision; (iii) alleged to be or convicted as juvenile\noffenders; (iv) alleged to be or convicted as youthful offenders; or (v)\nalleged to be or convicted as adolescent offenders shall be subject to\nstate reimbursement under the supervision and treatment services for\njuveniles program for up to sixty-two percent of the municipality's\nexpenditures, subject to available appropriations and exclusive of any\nfederal funds made available for such purposes, not to exceed the\nmunicipality's distribution under the supervision and treatment services\nfor juveniles program.\n (b) The state funds appropriated for the supervision and treatment\nservices for juveniles program shall be distributed to eligible\nmunicipalities by the office of children and family services based on a\nplan developed by the office which may consider historical information\nregarding the number of youth seen at probation intake for an alleged\nact of delinquency, the number of youth remanded to detention, the\nnumber of juvenile delinquents placed with the office, the number of\njuvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision placed in\nresidential care with the municipality, the municipality's reduction in\nthe use of detention and residential placements, and other factors as\ndetermined by the office. Such plan developed by the office shall be\nsubject to the approval of the director of the budget. The office is\nauthorized, in its discretion, to make advance distributions to a\nmunicipality in anticipation of state reimbursement.\n 2. As used in this section, the term:\n (a) "municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population\nof one million or more and\n (b) "supervision and treatment services for juveniles" shall mean\ncommunity-based services or programs designed to safely maintain youth\nin the community pending a family court disposition or conviction in\ncriminal court and services or programs provided to eligible youth\npursuant to this section.\n 3. Supervision and treatment services for juveniles may include but\nare not limited to services or programs that:\n (a) provide or facilitate support to such youth for mental health\ndisorders, substance abuse problems, or learning disabilities that\ncontribute to such youth being at risk for detention, residential\nplacement, confinement or return to detention or residential placement;\n (a-1) provide or facilitate support to youth who are eligible to\nreceive services pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision one of this section, and their families, in family support\nservices programs in accordance with title twelve of article six of the\nsocial services law;\n (b) provide temporary respite care, including, but not limited to,\nrespite provided pursuant to article seven of the family court act;\n (c) provide family therapy or support or explore alternate housing\noptions for youth who are at risk for detention or placement due to the\nabsence of an available home;\n (d) provide post-release support within the youth's community,\nincluding, but not limited to aftercare services; or\n (e) reduce arrest rates or recidivism.\n 3-a. (a) The chief executive officer of the municipality shall\ndesignate a lead agency for the purposes of planning and administering\nthe municipality's supervision and treatment services for juveniles\nprogram. In order for a municipality to be eligible to receive\nreimbursement pursuant to this section, such municipality must submit an\nannual plan to the office of children and family services
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