REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Contract authorization for Regional Immigration Assistance Center (RIAC) funding
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Date: 07/24/2020
Submitted By: Bakary Janneh
Department: RIAC
Title: DD
Phone: (518)447-4890
Department Rep.
Attending Meeting: Evelyn Kinnah
Purpose of Request:
☐ Adopting of Local Law
☐ Amendment of Prior Legislation
☐ Approval/Adoption of Plan/Procedure
☐ Bond Approval
☐ Budget Amendment
☒ Contract Authorization
☐ Countywide Services
☐ Environmental Impact/SEQR
☐ Home Rule Request
☐ Property Conveyance
☐ Other: (state if not listed) Click or tap here to enter text.
CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENTS
Increase/decrease category (choose all that apply):
☐ Contractual
☐ Equipment
☐ Fringe
☐ Personnel
☐ Personnel Non-Individual
☐ Revenue
Increase Account/Line No.: Click or tap here to enter text.
Source of Funds: Click or tap here to enter text.
Title Change: Click or tap here to enter text.
CONCERNING CONTRACT AUTHORIZATIONS
Type of Contract:
☐ Change Order/Contract Amendment
☐ Purchase (Equipment/Supplies)
☐ Lease (Equipment/Supplies)
☐ Requirements
☐ Professional Services
☐ Education/Training
☒ Grant
Acceptance
Submission Date Deadline Click or tap to enter a date.
☐ Settlement of a Claim
☐ Release of Liability
☒ Other: (state if not listed) accept funding
Contract Terms/Conditions:
Party (Name/address):
NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services
A.E. Smith Building, 11th Floor
80 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
Additional Parties (Names/addresses):
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Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $1,654,260
Scope of Services: accept funding to improve quality of mandated representation to noncitizen clients by indigent service providers.
Bond Res. No.: Click or tap here to enter text.
Date of Adoption: Click or tap here to enter text.
CONCERNING ALL REQUESTS
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated Cite Authority: Click or tap here to enter text.
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Current Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
County Budget Accounts:
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Revenue Amount: Click or tap here to enter text.
Appropriation Account and Line: Click or tap here to enter text.
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Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: Click or tap here to enter text.
State: 100%
County: Click or tap here to enter text.
Local: Click or tap here to enter text.
Term
Term: (Start and end date) 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020
Length of Contract: Three years
Impact on Pending Litigation Yes ☐ No ☒
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Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number: Resolution 25 of 2020
Date of Adoption: 2/10/20
Justification: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Regional Immigration Assistance Center (RIAC) request authorization to accept the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services second round of funding in the amount of $1,654,260 to continue its participation in a statewide network designed to improve provided indigent legal services to noncitizens over the next three years. The RIAC functions as resource for the defender community as they navigate the complexities of immigration consequences throughout the third RIAC region of New York, which includes the Capital District and Northern New York (see attached for listing of the fourteen counties). The funding will be utilized to provide training, resources, and expert guidance to mandated representatives of criminal law, family law including appellate and post-convictions in compliance with the legal and constitutional obligations established by the Supreme Court in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010).