Senate Bill S3630

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the report of programs available to survivors of domestic violence

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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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2015-S3630 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2005
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง575, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1593, A9050
2017-2018: S542, A1996
2019-2020: S1290, A2523
2021-2022: A1849

2015-S3630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the report of programs available to survivors of domestic violence.

2015-S3630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3630

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reporting of  programs
  available to survivors of domestic violence

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

  Section 1.  Section 575 of the executive law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (A) THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE  IS  A  PERVASIVE  PROBLEM  IN NEW YORK STATE, WITH HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS BEING REPORTED EACH YEAR. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER
FINDS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAMS HAVE THE  POTEN-
TIAL  TO  IMPROVE  THE  STATE'S  ABILITY  TO  PROSECUTE SUCH CRIMES, AND
ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO  VICTIMS.  THEREFORE,
THE  LEGISLATURE  FINDS IT PRUDENT AND NECESSARY TO REQUIRE A COMPREHEN-
SIVE EVALUATION OF EXISTING SERVICES AND SUCH FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAMS
TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST REDUCE AND ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHIN THE
STATE.
  (B) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE EXEC-
UTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR THE  PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
SHALL,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, PROVIDE A  REPORT  AND  RECOMMENDA-
TIONS  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY  REGARDING  THE  POTENTIAL  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A
STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM.
  (C)  SUCH REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO:
  (I) THE TYPES OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES CURRENTLY  AVAILABLE
TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
  (II) AN EVALUATION OF ANY EXISTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THEIR IMPACT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROSECUTIONS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02766-01-5
              

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