Assembly Bill A10312

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the development of plans to adequately address military sexual trauma experienced by female veterans

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  • 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-A10312 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง353, Exec L

2011-A10312 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the development of plans to adequately address military sexual trauma experienced by female veterans.

2011-A10312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10312

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  N. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  developing  plans  to
  adequately address military sexual trauma experienced by female veter-
  ans

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

  Section 1.  Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding  two
new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
  21.  TO  DISSEMINATE  INFORMATION TO FEMALE VETERANS, WHEN APPLICABLE,
REGARDING WHICH VETERANS' AFFAIRS CENTERS AND OTHER  ORGANIZATIONS  SUCH
FEMALE  VETERANS  CAN SEEK TREATMENT, COUNSELING AND RESOURCES FOR MILI-
TARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE  VETERAN
AFFAIRS'  WEBSITE.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE, MILITARY SEXUAL
TRAUMA SHALL MEAN PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA,  WHICH  IN  THE  JUDGMENT  OF  A
VETERANS'  AFFAIRS  MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, RESULTED FROM A PHYSICAL
ATTACK OF A SEXUAL NATURE, BATTERY OF A SEXUAL NATURE OR SEXUAL  HARASS-
MENT  WHICH  OCCURRED WHILE THE VETERAN WAS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY OR ON
ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.
  22. TO ESTABLISH PEER COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES REGARDING  MILI-
TARY  SEXUAL  TRAUMA FOR FEMALE VETERANS AT ONE OR MORE VETERAN AFFAIRS'
FACILITIES IF HE OR SHE DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14203-04-2

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