NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5394

Senate Bill S5394

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to adding members to the advisory council and the domestic violence fatality review team

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 21, 2017	signed chap.248
Aug 09, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 15, 2017	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.304 substituted for a7714a referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 12, 2017	amended on third reading 5394a
Jun 05, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2017	1st report cal.1277
Apr 24, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Mar 24, 2017	referred to social services

Votes

- Jun 15, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S5394
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2017
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (3)
      
      Bailey
      
      Diaz
      
      Marcellino
  Apr 24, 2017 - Social Services Committee Vote
  S5394
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Social Services Committee Vote: Apr 24, 2017
      
      aye (7)
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Helming
      
      LaValle
      
      Persaud
      
      Squadron
      
      Tedisco
  May 23, 2017 - Finance Committee Vote
  S5394
  
  37
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 23, 2017
      
      aye (37)
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S5394 - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §575, Exec L

2017-S5394 - Summary

Provides for the addition of the superintendent of the division of state police to the advisory council and the addition of the office of victim services to the domestic violence fatality review team.

2017-S5394 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5394

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
the advisory council and the domestic violence fatality review team

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

This bill would add new members to the Office for the Prevention of
Domestic Violence's (OPDV) Advisory Council and the Domestic Violence
Fatality Review team.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 would amend subdivision four of section- 575 of the
Executive Law to add the Superintendent of the Division of State
Police as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Council.

Section 2 would amend subdivision ten of section 575 of the Executive
Law to add the Office of Victim Services to the Domestic Violence
Fatality Review team.

Section 3 would make it effective immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

OPDV's Advisory Council was established to make recommendations on

domestic violence-related issues and effective strategies for the
prevention of domestic violence, to assist in the development of
policies for effective intervention, public education and advocacy,
and to facilitate and assure communication and coordination of efforts
among state agencies and between state, federal and local levels of
government. Law enforcement must be an essential part of coordinating
and responding effectively to domestic violence. In addition to
policing duties statewide, the New York State Police are the primary,
or only, law enforcement presence in a significant portion of the
state.

The Domestic Violence Fatality Review team was created in 2012 to
analyze domestic violence-related deaths or near deaths of
individuals, examine trends and patterns of domestic violence-related
fatalities in New York state, educate the public, service providers,
and policymakers about domestic violence fatalities and strategies for
intervention and prevention, and recommend policies and services to
reduce domestic violence fatalities. The Office of Victim Services
(OVS) plays a vital role in funding services for crime victims, and
providing financial compensation to victims. Since victim interface
with local service networks is an issue that the fatality review team
examines, OVS would gain important insight into victim needs through
participation in case reviews, and offer valuable information to the
team.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
The bill would take effect immediately.

2017-S5394 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5394
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- (at request of the Office for Prevention
   of Domestic Violence) -- 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 the advisory council
   and the domestic violence fatality review team

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 575 of the execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 491 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) The advisory council shall consist of  nine  members  and  fifteen
 ex-officio  members.  Each member shall be appointed to serve for a term
 of three years and shall continue in office until a successor  appointed
 member  is made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed
 for the unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed. All of the
 members shall be individuals with expertise  in  the  area  of  domestic
 violence.  Three members shall be appointed by the governor, two members
 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary president of
 the senate, two members shall be appointed upon  the  recommendation  of
 the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  one member shall be appointed upon the
 recommendation of the minority leader of  the  senate,  and  one  member
 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the
 assembly.  The ex-officio members of the advisory board shall consist of
 the director of the office, who shall chair the council, and the follow-
 ing members or their designees: the commissioner of the office of tempo-
 rary and disability assistance; the commissioner of  the  department  of
 health;  the  commissioner of the education department; the commissioner
 of the office of mental health; the commissioner of the office of  alco-
 holism and substance abuse services; the commissioner of the division of
 criminal  justice  services; THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIVISION OF STATE
 POLICE; the director of the office of probation and correctional  alter-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10154-01-7

 S. 5394                             2
 
 natives; the commissioner of the office of children and family services;
 the  director of the office of victim services; the chief administrative
 judge of the office of court administration;  the  commissioner  of  the
 department of labor; the director of the state office for the aging; the
 commissioner of the department of corrections and community supervision;
 the  chief  executive  officer  of  the New York state coalition against
 domestic violence; and the executive director  of  the  New  York  state
 coalition against sexual assault.
   §  2.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision 10 of section 575 of the executive
 law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 491 of the laws of 2012,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (d) Members of a domestic  violence  fatality  review  team  shall  be
 appointed  by  the executive director, in consultation with the advisory
 council, and shall include, but not be limited  to,  one  representative
 from the office of children and family services, the office of temporary
 and  disability  assistance,  the division of criminal justice services,
 the state police, the department of health, the office of court adminis-
 tration, the office of  probation  and  correctional  alternatives,  the
 department  of  corrections  and  community  supervision,  THE OFFICE OF
 VICTIM SERVICES, at least one representative from local law enforcement,
 a county prosecutor's office, a local social services district, a member
 of the judiciary, and a domestic violence services program  approved  by
 the office of children and family services. A domestic violence fatality
 review  team  may  also  include  representatives  from  sexual  assault
 services programs, public health,  mental  health  and  substance  abuse
 agencies,  hospitals, clergy, local school districts, local divisions of
 probation, local offices of the department of corrections and  community
 supervision,  the  office  of the medical examiner or coroner, any local
 domestic violence task force, coordinating council or other  interagency
 entity  that meets regularly to support a coordinated community response
 to domestic violence, any other program that provides services to domes-
 tic violence victims, or any other person necessary to the work  of  the
 team, including survivors of domestic violence.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §575, Exec L

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5394A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
the advisory council and the domestic violence fatality review team

 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

This bill would add new members to the Office for the Prevention of
Domestic Violence's (OPDV) Advisory Council and the Domestic Violence
Fatality Review team.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 would amend subdivision four of section- 575 of the
Executive Law to add the Superintendent of the Division of State
Police as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Council which shall
consist of sixteen members.

Section 2 would amend subdivision ten of section 575 of the Executive
Law to add the Office of Victim Services to the Domestic Violence
Fatality Review team.

Section 3 would make it effective immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

OPDV's Advisory Council was established to make recommendations on
domestic violence-related issues and effective strategies for the
prevention of domestic violence, to assist in the development of
policies for effective intervention, public education and advocacy,
and to facilitate and assure communication and coordination of efforts
among state agencies and between state, federal and local levels of
government. Law enforcement must be an essential part of coordinating
and responding effectively to domestic violence. In addition to
policing duties statewide, the New York State Police are the primary,
or only, law enforcement presence in a significant portion of the
state.

The Domestic Violence Fatality Review team was created in 2012 to
analyze domestic violence-related deaths or near deaths of
individuals, examine trends and patterns of domestic violence-related
fatalities in New York state, educate the public, service providers,
and policymakers about domestic violence fatalities and strategies for
intervention and prevention, and recommend policies and services to
reduce domestic violence fatalities. The Office of Victim Services
(OVS) plays a vital role in funding services for crime victims, and
providing financial compensation to victims. Since victim interface
with local service networks is an issue that the fatality review team
examines, OVS would gain important insight into victim needs through
participation in case reviews, and offer valuable information to the
team.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
The bill would take effect immediately.

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5394--A
     Cal. No. 1277
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- (at request of the Office for Prevention
   of Domestic Violence) -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Social Services --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  advisory  council
   and the domestic violence fatality review team
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 575 of the execu-
 tive law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 491 of  the  laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  The  advisory council shall consist of nine members and [fifteen]
 SIXTEEN ex-officio members. Each member shall be appointed to serve  for
 a  term  of  three  years and shall continue in office until a successor
 appointed member is made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall  be
 appointed  for the unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed.
 All of the members shall be individuals with expertise in  the  area  of
 domestic violence. Three members shall be appointed by the governor, two
 members  shall  be  appointed  upon  the recommendation of the temporary
 president of the senate, two members shall be appointed upon the  recom-
 mendation  of the speaker of the assembly, one member shall be appointed
 upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the  senate,  and  one
 member shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader
 of  the  assembly.  The  ex-officio  members of the advisory board shall
 consist of the director of the office, who shall chair the council,  and
 the following members or their designees: the commissioner of the office
 of  temporary and disability assistance; the commissioner of the depart-
 ment of health;  the  commissioner  of  the  education  department;  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10154-03-7

 S. 5394--A                          2
 
 commissioner  of  the  office  of mental health; the commissioner of the
 office of alcoholism and substance abuse services; the  commissioner  of
 the  division  of  criminal  justice services; THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
 DIVISION  OF  STATE  POLICE; the director of the office of probation and
 correctional alternatives; the commissioner of the  office  of  children
 and  family services; the director of the office of victim services; the
 chief administrative judge of the office of  court  administration;  the
 commissioner  of  the  department  of  labor;  the director of the state
 office for the aging; the commissioner of the department of  corrections
 and  community  supervision; the chief executive officer of the New York
 state coalition against domestic violence; and the executive director of
 the New York state coalition against sexual assault.
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 10 of section 575 of  the  executive
 law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 491 of the laws of 2012,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (d)  Members  of  a  domestic  violence  fatality review team shall be
 appointed by the executive director, in consultation with  the  advisory
 council,  and  shall  include, but not be limited to, one representative
 from the office of children and family services, the office of temporary
 and disability assistance, the division of  criminal  justice  services,
 the state police, the department of health, the office of court adminis-
 tration,  the  office  of  probation  and correctional alternatives, the
 department of corrections  and  community  supervision,  THE  OFFICE  OF
 VICTIM SERVICES, at least one representative from local law enforcement,
 a county prosecutor's office, a local social services district, a member
 of  the  judiciary, and a domestic violence services program approved by
 the office of children and family services. A domestic violence fatality
 review  team  may  also  include  representatives  from  sexual  assault
 services  programs,  public  health,  mental  health and substance abuse
 agencies, hospitals, clergy, local school districts, local divisions  of
 probation,  local offices of the department of corrections and community
 supervision, the office of the medical examiner or  coroner,  any  local
 domestic  violence task force, coordinating council or other interagency
 entity that meets regularly to support a coordinated community  response
 to domestic violence, any other program that provides services to domes-
 tic  violence  victims, or any other person necessary to the work of the
 team, including survivors of domestic violence.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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