§ 2814 — Omnibus school violence prevention grant program

§ 2814. Omnibus school violence prevention grant program. 1. Within\namounts appropriated for implementation of extended day programs and\nschool violence prevention programs, the commissioner is hereby\nauthorized and directed to award grants on a competitive basis to school\ndistricts. Such grants shall be for one or more of the following\npursuant to this section: school safety and violence prevention programs\nconsistent with the purposes of the school safety plans required by\nsection twenty-eight hundred one-a of this article and extended day\nactivities defined in this section. School districts shall be prohibited\nfrom using funds awarded pursuant to this section to displace school\ndistrict after-school funding in existence as of the effective date of\nthis article.\n a. School safety activities. Programs eligible for funding pursuant to\nthis section may include, but not be limited to: (i) safe corridors\nprograms; (ii) diversity programs; (iii) collaborative school safety\nprograms with law enforcement agencies or community-based organizations;\n(iv) metal detectors, intercom and other intra-school communication\ndevices and other devices to increase school security and the safety of\nschool personnel and students; (v) programs which facilitate and promote\ncommunity involvement in school facility planning; (vi) school\nanti-violence education programs; and (vii) other programs including\ncomprehensive school-based intervention models, approved by the\ncommissioner, that reduce violence and improve school safety.\nComprehensive school based intervention models shall coordinate with and\ncollaborate with other services currently being provided in the school\ndistrict, incorporate appropriate school violence prevention and\nintervention services, and coordinate appropriate funding sources to\nensure the efficient delivery of services. Such comprehensive\nschool-based intervention models shall also include provisions for the\ninvolvement of teachers, parents, school administrators in the\ndevelopment and implementation of the program, a detailed statement\nidentifying specific performance goals, a proposed timetable for\nimplementation and achievement of such goals and specific assessment\nmethods which will be used to measure student and school progress. For\npurposes of this section, school anti-violence education programs shall\ninclude school-based or school affiliated programs that are operated by\nnonprofit organizations during or after the school day and provides\nevidence-based trauma support and group counseling for youth impacted by\ngun violence, anti-gun violence education, or youth empowerment\nprogramming for students impacted by gun violence, and shall only be\ndeemed eligible if such programs identify measurable objectives and\nspecific assessment methods, and shall not include any program that uses\nfirearms for training or demonstration in such program.\n b. Extended day activities. (i) Eligible extended day activities under\nthis paragraph shall be for programs conducted outside the regular\nschool day whereby students can participate in extra curricular\nenrichment activities including but not limited to athletics, academic\nenrichment, art, music, drama, academic tutoring, mentoring, community\nservices and related programs that will increase student achievement and\ncontribute to school violence prevention. Such activities conducted\noutside the regular school day shall be offered collaboratively between\nnot-for-profit educational organizations, community based organizations,\nother agencies approved by the commissioner and public elementary or\nsecondary schools, and where applicable, school districts.\n (ii) Grantees receiving funding pursuant to this subdivision may\nexpend no more than five percent of grants for administration and no\nmore than five percent for grantee training.\n 2. In the event the appropriation for the purposes of this section in\nany year is insufficient to pay all claims pursuant to this subdivision,\nthe commissioner shall pay such claims on a prorated basis among all\ndistricts filing such claims until the appropriation is exhausted.\n 3. Programs supported by grants pursuant to this section shall not be\neligible aid pursuant to any other provision of this chapter.\n