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Feb 12, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2170
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2170 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Renum §459-g to be §459-h, add §459-g, Soc Serv L
2009-S2170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2170 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting the condition of benefits and services received by victims of domestic abuse on the cooperation of the perpetrator of such abuse SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill would amend the Social Services Law by adding a new Section 459-g. The section provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof, public authority or employee thereof shall compel a victim of domestic violence to contact his or her abuser. The section further provides that in the event such contact must be made, the governmental entity shall provide an intermediary to make such contact on behalf of the victim in a manner that will protect the privacy confidentiality and current location of the victim. PURPOSE & JUSTIFICATION : To ensure the confidentiality of victims of domestic violence. Presently, there are excessively stringent screening processes regarding the criminal records of all tenants in public housing. While this is an admirable goal, this policy is putting many battered women at risk and has even denied public housing apartments up to 3,500 women who have been victims of domestic violence. There are also
2009-S2170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2170 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, GOLDEN, LARKIN, PADAVAN, ROBACH, SALAND, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to prohibiting the condition of benefits and services received by victims of domestic abuse on the cooperation of the perpetrator of such abuse THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 459-g of the social services law, as renumbered by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is renumbered section 459-h and a new section 459-g is added to read as follows: S 459-G. COOPERATION OF AN ABUSER NOT REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR SERVICES. 1. NEITHER THE STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, A PUBLIC AUTHORITY, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF SHALL, IN ANY WAY, CONDITION ELIGIBILITY OR RECEIPT OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS BY A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTI- CLE, BY REQUIRING THE VICTIM TO CONTACT THE PERSON WHO PERPETRATED SUCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR BY REQUIRING THE PERSON WHO PERPETRATED SUCH DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE TO COMPLETE ANY FORMS, PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION, APPEAR IN PERSON, OR COOPERATE IN ANY OTHER MANNER AS A PART OF SUCH VICTIM'S APPLICATION FOR OR PROCESS OF CERTIFICATION FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF ANY SERVICES OR BENEFITS IN THIS STATE. 2. ALTHOUGH SUCH INFORMATION OR COOPERATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR OR RECEIPT OF SUCH SERVICES OR BENEFITS, IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT SEEKS ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR COOPERATION, SUCH ENTITY, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT SHALL, IF INFORMED CONSENT IS GIVEN IN WRITING BY SUCH VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROVIDE AN INTERMEDIARY TO MAKE SUCH CONTACT IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS THE PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND CURRENT LOCATION OF THE VICTIM. IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT SEEKS ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR COOPERATION TO COMPLY WITH ANY FEDERAL LAW, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00293-02-9
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