Senate Bill S2577

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that crime victim over 60 years of age is eligible for office of victim services award regardless of financial status

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S885

2011-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the requirement of serious financial hardship incurred as the result of a crime as a qualification for an award from the crime victims board for victims who are over 60 years of age.

2011-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2577

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards
  from the office of victim services

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of  section  631  of  the  executive  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
  (F)  IN THE EVENT THAT A CLAIMANT IS A PERSON OVER SIXTY YEARS OF AGE,
THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
claims pending and filed on and after such date.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07153-01-1

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