Assembly Actions -
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Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S292
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- 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
2019-S292 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-t, Exec L
2019-S292 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S292 SPONSOR: YOUNG TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a child sex abuse survivor hotline for past childhood sexual offense reporting PURPOSE: Establishes a Child Sex Abuse Survivor Hotline that is intended to collect information and provide data about instances of childhood sexual abuse that occurred in the past. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Provides Legislative Findings. Section 2. Adds a new section 837-t to the executive law to require the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to maintain a toll free child sex abuse survivor hotline to receive calls and track information
2019-S292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 292 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a child sex abuse survivor hotline for past childhood sexual offense reporting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that it is in the public interest to collect data about the extent of instances of past childhood sexual abuse which may have been unreported to appro- priate authorities at the time the abuse occurred or is still within the existing statutory timeframe for criminal prosecution or the filing of a civil claim. The consequences to victims from such past childhood sexual abuse are often repressed for many years and can be devastating to the victims and to society as a whole. Many incidents of abuse are also unreported to enforcement authorities due to a fear of retaliation or reprisal. In order to help determine the extent of this prior abuse, aid in efforts to prosecute past childhood sexual abuse offenses and estab- lish associated claims which may still be viable for legal action, aid efforts to prevent future childhood sexual abuse, and help determine the appropriate means of providing compensation for damages incurred by the victims of past abuse, the legislature finds that the establishment of a voluntary reporting program (a child sex abuse survivor hotline) for incidents of past childhood sexual abuse is in the public interest. § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-t to read as follows: § 837-T. CHILD SEX ABUSE SURVIVOR HOTLINE FOR PAST CHILDHOOD SEXUAL OFFENSE REPORTING. 1. THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL MAINTAIN A TOLL FREE CHILD SEX ABUSE HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS TO REPORT AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF PRIOR INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE THEY HAVE EXPE- RIENCED WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE THE VICTIM'S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY AND WHICH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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