Bill Text: NY A02400 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to the report of programs available to survivors of domestic violence.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-15 - enacting clause stricken [A02400 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02400-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2400--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK,  JACOBS, GUNTHER, CAHILL, COLTON,
         GIBSON,  SCARBOROUGH,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  SCHIMMINGER,  ROBERTS,  ENGLE-
         BRIGHT, RAIA, McDONOUGH, MOYA, PERRY, WALTER, JAFFEE, WEPRIN, BOYLAND,
         DIPIETRO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, BARCLAY,
         BRENNAN, CERETTO, COOK, HOOPER, RA, SKARTADOS, SWEENEY  --  read  once
         and  referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill
         amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
         tee
       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:
    1    Section  1.    Section 575 of the executive law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
    3    11. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. (A) THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT DOMESTIC
    4  VIOLENCE IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM IN NEW  YORK  STATE,  WITH  HUNDREDS  OF
    5  THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS BEING REPORTED EACH YEAR. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER
    6  FINDS  THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAMS HAVE THE POTEN-
    7  TIAL TO IMPROVE THE  STATE'S  ABILITY  TO  PROSECUTE  SUCH  CRIMES,  AND
    8  ENHANCE  THE  PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO VICTIMS. THEREFORE,
    9  THE LEGISLATURE FINDS IT PRUDENT AND NECESSARY TO REQUIRE  A  COMPREHEN-
   10  SIVE EVALUATION OF EXISTING SERVICES AND SUCH FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAMS
   11  TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST REDUCE AND ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHIN THE
   12  STATE.
   13    (B) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, THE EXECU-
   14  TIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  OFFICE  FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
   15  SHALL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH  AND  THE  COMMIS-
   16  SIONER  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES, PROVIDE A REPORT AND RECOMMENDA-
   17  TIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY RESIDENT OF  THE  SENATE,  AND  THE
   18  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  REGARDING  THE  POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF A
   19  STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04776-03-3
       A. 2400--A                          2
    1    (C) SUCH REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
    2  TO:
    3    (1)  THE TYPES OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
    4  TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
    5    (2) AN EVALUATION OF ANY EXISTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC  EXAMINER
    6  PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THEIR IMPACT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROSECUTIONS;
    7    (3)  A LIST OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES FOR WHICH PROSECUTIONS COULD BE AIDED
    8  BY A STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM;
    9    (4) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING POTENTIAL PRACTICES AND  PROTOCOLS  THAT
   10  COULD ENHANCE THE COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, AND
   11  IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO VICTIMS; AND
   12    (5) AN EVALUATION OF FISCAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
   13  A  STATEWIDE  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE
   14  POTENTIAL ROLE OF PRIVATE INSURANCE PROVIDERS AND  RECOMMENDED  MEASURES
   15  TO AVOID SUBJECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS TO ANY UNFUNDED MANDATE.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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