Senate Bill S8258

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8258

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2010
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Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2010,  amending  the  public
  service  law  and  the  general business law relating to providing for
  unlisted telephone numbers  without  charge  for  certain  victims  of
  domestic  violence,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5615-A
  and A.6509-B, in relation to authorizing and directing  the  New  York
  state  office  of  children and family services and the New York state
  department of public service to assist the New York state  office  for
  prevention of domestic violence in preparing a comprehensive study

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of  2010,  amending  the
public  service  law  and the general business law relating to providing
for unlisted telephone numbers without charge  for  certain  victims  of
domestic violence, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5615-A and
A.6509-B, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  The  New York state office [for prevention of domestic violence
and the office] of children and family services AND THE NEW  YORK  STATE
DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  SERVICE  are  hereby  authorized and directed to
assist the New York state [department  of  public  service]  OFFICE  FOR
PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE in preparing a comprehensive study docu-
menting:  (1)  the  number  of  victims  of  domestic  violence who have
received either a modified or alternative name for a directory  listing,
or a non-published telephone listing with all applicable charges waived,
between  the  effective  date  of  this  act and April 15, 2011; (2) the
fiscal implications  for  New  York  telephone  services'  providers  of
providing either a modified or alternative name for a directory listing,
or a non-published telephone listing with all applicable charges waived;
and  (3)  whether any grants, foundation funding or other funding exists
that could continue to provide said victims of  domestic  violence  with
the  valuable service of non-published listings, or modified or alterna-
tive listings, at no cost, without a fiscal impact upon the state of New
York, or upon the telephone corporations or cable  television  companies

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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providing  such  service. The findings and results of the study shall be
delivered, in the form of a report to the governor, the temporary presi-
dent of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly on May 3, 2011.  The
report  shall  also  include recommended legislation that will assist in
effectuating the legislature's goal of providing  additional  protection
for  the  victims  of  domestic violence by aiding them in keeping their
telephone number unknown by the perpetrator of violence upon them.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2010, amending the public service law
and  the  general  business law relating to providing for unlisted tele-
phone numbers without charge for certain victims of  domestic  violence,
as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S.5615-A and A.6509-B, takes
effect.