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STATE OF NEW YORK<br />

<strong>YMCA</strong> YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT<br />

BILL NUMBER AF - 19<br />

INTRODUCED BY: Rebecca Bolan, Taylor Goodspeed, Rachel Bush, Mary LaBar, and Emily Marra<br />

AN ACT<br />

RESOLUTION TO: change the wording <strong>of</strong> the selective service law to mandate that both men and women have to sign<br />

up for the draft at age 18.<br />

The People <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> New York, represented in the<br />

Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:<br />

Purpose<br />

To urge congress to include women in selective service registration to further equalize men and women’s rights.<br />

Summary <strong>of</strong> Provisions<br />

Section 1<br />

Selective Service- the law responsible for supplying U.S. armed forces with people in the event <strong>of</strong> a<br />

national emergency. It is an independent agency <strong>of</strong> the federal government's <strong>Executive</strong> Branch.<br />

Section 2<br />

Both men and women will be mandated to register for the draft within thirty days <strong>of</strong> their eighteenth<br />

birthday. If either fail or refuse to register, one could be sent to prison for up to 5 years and may be fined up to<br />

$250,000. In addition, one cannot qualify for federal student grants or loans for college, job training benefits and<br />

state and federal jobs.<br />

Justification<br />

Women should have the same rights as men are afforded. If women want equal rights and equal<br />

opportunities as men then they should have to adhere to the same rules and regulations. Women have proved<br />

themselves to be willing and able to serve in the military. Both women and men will have to take both physical<br />

and mental tests to make sure they are fit and able to serve if the draft went into effect.<br />

Fiscal Implications<br />

The fiscal implications will be nominal.<br />

Effective Date<br />

This resolution will go into effect at the start <strong>of</strong> the upcoming year after its passage.<br />

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STATE OF NEW YORK<br />

<strong>YMCA</strong> YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT<br />

BILL NUMBER AF - 23<br />

INTRODUCED BY: Chelsea Bona, Scott McPhie, Seth Gliksman, and Kelsey Whelpley<br />

AN ACT<br />

TO: amend section 182.20 <strong>of</strong> the Criminal Procedure Law to mandate video arraignment<br />

The People <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> New York, represented in the<br />

Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:<br />

Purpose:<br />

The purpose <strong>of</strong> this bill is to mandate that the arraignment process be done through video. When a person is arrested and<br />

accused <strong>of</strong> a felony, they must be transported to and from court with police escorts. There, judges, attorneys, court<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficers, and others must be paid for their presence. This process could be accomplished quickly and more effectively<br />

with a video system, and therefore save the state money.<br />

Summary <strong>of</strong> Provisions:<br />

1. Notwithstanding any other provision <strong>of</strong> law and except as provided in section 182.30 <strong>of</strong> this article, the court, in its<br />

discretion, will dispense with the personal appearance <strong>of</strong> the defendant being charged with a felony, except an<br />

appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance in connection with a criminal action [pending in<br />

Albany, Bronx, Broome, Erie, Kings, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange Putnam, Queens,<br />

Richmond, St. Lawrence, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Warren,<br />

Westchester, Suffolk, Herkimer or Franklin county provided that the chief administrator <strong>of</strong> the courts has authorized<br />

the use <strong>of</strong> electronic appearance and the defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record. Such consent<br />

shall be required at the commencement <strong>of</strong> each electronic appearance to such electronic appearance].<br />

2. If, for any reason, the court determines on its own motion or [on the motion <strong>of</strong> any party that the conduct <strong>of</strong> an<br />

electronic appearance may impair the legal rights <strong>of</strong> the defendant, it shall not permit the electronic appearance to<br />

proceed. If, for any other articulated reason] either party requests at any time during the electronic appearance that such<br />

appearance be terminated, the court [shall] may grant such a request. Upon the adjourned date the proceeding shall be<br />

recommenced from the point at which the request for termination <strong>of</strong> the electronic appearance had been granted.<br />

Justification<br />

Transporting alleged criminals is dangerous, time consuming and expensive; in order to help the state and the citizens<br />

within it, we must implement a video arraignment system.<br />

Fiscal Implications<br />

Each year our tax dollars are wasted on an unnecessary expense. By paying an initial start-up fee and for the upkeep <strong>of</strong> a<br />

video arraignment system, we will save the money that was previously spent on the transport <strong>of</strong> the arrested.<br />

Effective Date<br />

This will go into effect two years after the passage <strong>of</strong> this bill.

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