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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, PHEFFER, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ,
JAFFEE, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, CLARK,
COOK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HOOPER, MOLINARO, SCARBOROUGH -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing
school-outreach domestic violence prevention programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 459-a of the social services law,
as amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
5. "Non-residential program for victims of domestic violence" means
any program operated by a not-for-profit organization, for the purpose
of providing non-residential services to victims of domestic violence,
including, but not limited to, information and referral services, advo-
cacy, counseling, and community education and outreach activities and
providing or arranging for hotline services. Victims of domestic
violence and their children, if any, shall constitute at least seventy
percent of the clientele of such programs; PROVIDED THAT CLIENTELE IN A
SCHOOL-OUTREACH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM SHALL BE DISRE-
GARDED IN MAKING THIS CALCULATION.
S 2. Section 459-c of the social services law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. (A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE
REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, A SOCIAL
SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PURCHASE FROM A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
OPERATING A NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
PROVIDE TO STUDENTS WITHIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL SETTINGS A
PROGRAM OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, AND
EDUCATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) TO THE EXTENT THAT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED EXPRESSLY THEREFOR,
STATE REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
EXPENDITURES MADE BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FOR PROGRAMS PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of the office
of children and family services is authorized to promulgate any and all
rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement
this act on its effective date on or before such date.