ALBANY, N.Y. — The Paterson administration has proposed reforming New York’s system for housing juvenile offenders with a new oversight office and tighter restrictions on who can be incarcerated.

The proposals come as two investigations continue into allegations a dance last year at a Hudson Valley detention center turned into a sex party.

Some Republican senators are calling for Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion to resign, saying she hasn’t been tough enough. But Gov. David Paterson said she’s doing a good job.

Carrion has emphasized putting juveniles in programs at home instead of residential detention centers. She’s also begun closing some institutions.

The agency reported there were 740 juveniles in two dozen detention centers at the end of May, with 238 vacancies.