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Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in an interview Monday said raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York is a priority for his eight - member conference in the 2017 legislative session.

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«Let's see what the consequences are,» he said of the measure, which would raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, who had insisted he wouldn't back a budget without raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 included in it, backed the extender, saying his priority was to keep government running in New York.

«Senator Alcantara has delivered progressive results for her constituents, including raising the age of criminal responsibility and securing $ 10m in funding for legal defense for immigrants facing deportation,» she said.

Speaking at a Harlem rally yesterday, Cuomo said legislative leaders wanted to «give up on» a plan to raise New York's age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 after budget negotiations bogged down.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the recently enacted state budget included the majority of the priorities that he named in his January State of the State message, including raising the age for adult criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, providing free public college tuition for some middle - class families and allowing ride - hailing services to operate upstate.

Religious leaders say they have written to Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to raise the age of criminal responsibility so fewer juvenile offenders end up in adult prisons.

The key Republican lawmaker involved involved in talks surrounding juvenile justice reform said Monday he's hopeful an agreement can be reached this week on raising the age of criminal responsibility as part of a broader budget agreement.

«And this year, we would not give up, working with the Democratic Assembly, until the Senate agreed to raise the age of criminal responsibility, which has been generally accepted would not have happened had it not been for the untiring work of the IDC members,» Klein said in the vide.

«Nothing's done until everything's done,» said state Sen. Patrick Gallivan, R - Erie County, a key player in negotiations regarding raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 years old.

Heastie said there are also agreements on an affordable housing tax credit for New York City developers and a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18.

Cuomo said a proposal he'd pushed for this year to «raise the age» of criminal responsibility had failed in negotiations, and that he would seek to accomplish the measure through executive order instead.

He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.

The Senate's Republican majority, leery of the proposal in past years, said in a resolution Wednesday that it «supports raising the age of criminal responsibility, while ensuring public safety.»

He also said it was «likely» that a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility was «likely» not to make it because it was «complex.»

«We are proud to say that we have fulfilled our longstanding mission to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility in New York State,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

But Bob Reitemeier of the Children's Society said he wanted the age of criminal responsibility raised to 14.

Defining a «violent» crime that would be prosecuted in criminal court versus family court are «absolutely» part of the talks surrounding raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said on Monday following a closed - door leaders meeting.

«By raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 we can reduce the rate of recidivism in young adults to give more of them the chance they deserve to succeed in the future,» Carlucci said in a statement.

The budget included a deal to raise the age of criminal responsibility («a legacy accomplishment,» the governor said), allow the expansion of ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft into upstate and Long Island, and create a college affordability plan for public university students.

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«By raising the age of criminal responsibility, this legislation will reduce crime, recidivism and costs to the state, and help us deliver on the New York promise to advance social justice and affirm our core progressive values,» Cuomo said.

Members of the IDC and its allies say that their alliance with the Republicans has allowed them to advance progressive priorities like funding for immigrant legal services, raising the age of criminal responsibility and increasing the minimum wage.

A Cuomo spokesman did not offer a comment on the status of the talks, but lawmakers said things were tied up over the same issues as last week: raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, reviving the 421 - a housing subsidy program and figuring out how much money to give public and charter schools.

But with the two - month extender in place, «it's all running, it's all in place,» he said — even if many other budget items and high - profile agenda items like raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 were left unresolved.

New York must catch up to the rest of the nation and pass legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility before another generation of our youth have to suffer the consequences,» said Victoria Khazzam, Supervisor of the Restorative Justice and Custody Visitation programs at the Westchester Rockland Mediation Center

This change in policy through raising the age of criminal responsibility coupled with the recognition that the process must also be different for youth via family or youth - specific avenues, is a critical step towards meeting our responsibility to open doors of opportunity, not shut them,» said Liliana Polo - McKenna, Interim Chief Executive Officer for Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow.

It said the state had saddled the city with $ 530 million in costs it described as «unsustainable,» including $ 254 million that will be used to «address mismanagement of state - run subways,» a $ 140 million «shortfall» in state school aid, and a $ 108 million «unfunded mandate» because of the initiative to raise the age of criminal responsibility.

He said in the statement that raising the age of criminal responsibility and affordable housing are what stalled negotiations, as well as fears about the federal budget, but some lawmakers criticized Cuomo.

«By coming together, we reversed this injustice and raised the age of criminal responsibility once and for all so that 16 - and 17 - year - olds are no longer automatically processed as adults,» he said in a statement.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says the recently enacted state budget included the majority of the priorities he named in his January State of the State message, including raising the age for adult criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, providing free public college tuition for some middle - class families, and allowing ride hailing services to operate upstate.

The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., said the Legislature should raise the age of criminal responsibility for nonviolent offenses to 18, as the governor proposed earlier and as Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of the State Court of Appeals has also advocated.