Senate Bill S5915

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the distribution of informational materials on economic abuse

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-S5915 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5347
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §576, Exec L

2023-S5915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence to distribute informational materials on recognizing economic abuse and the support available to victims.

2023-S5915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5915
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- 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  provision  of
   informational materials on economic abuse
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 576 to
 read as follows:
   § 576. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ON ECONOMIC ABUSE. 1. IN FURTHERANCE OF
 THE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION THREE  OF  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  OFFICE SHALL CREATE INFORMATIONAL
 MATERIALS ON ECONOMIC ABUSE AND DESCRIBE HOW IT IS A  FORM  OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE.  SUCH  MATERIALS  SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF
 ECONOMIC ABUSE, HOW TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT ECONOMIC ABUSE INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO COERCED DEBT, AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO  INDIVIDUALS
 SUFFERING FROM ECONOMIC ABUSE.
   2. THE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, LOCAL
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS, LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND LOCAL CHILDCARE
 FACILITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
 such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07018-01-3

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