Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2020 |
enacting clause stricken |
Feb 28, 2019 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A6126
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITUS
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Walter T. Mosley
Steven Otis
Phil Steck
William Colton
multi-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
2019-A6126 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A6126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6126 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, MOSLEY, OTIS, STECK, COLTON -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to residential services for pregnant victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 459-b of the social services law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: § 459-b. Residential services for victims of domestic violence. In accordance with section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter and the regulations of the office of children and family services, a social services district shall offer and provide necessary and available emer- gency shelter and services for up to ninety days at a residential program for victims of domestic violence to a victim of domestic violence who was residing in the social services district at the time of the alleged domestic violence whether or not such victim is eligible for public assistance. Two forty-five day extensions of necessary and avail- able emergency shelter may be granted beyond the maximum length of stay at a residential program for victims of domestic violence for residents who continue to be in need of emergency services and temporary shelter. A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO IS PREGNANT DURING THE TIME SHE UTILIZES SUCH EMERGENCY SHELTER OR SERVICES MAY BE GRANTED UP TO NINE MONTHS OF NECESSARY AND AVAILABLE EMERGENCY SHELTER BEYOND THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF STAY AT A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PREGNANT WOMAN IS IN PURSUIT OF AN EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO REACH INDEPENDENT STATUS. If the victim of domestic violence has a service animal as such term is defined in section one hundred twenty-three-b of the agriculture and markets law, or therapy dog as such term is defined in section one hundred eight of the agriculture and markets law, respectively, such service animal or therapy dog shall be EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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