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Assembly Bill A10553A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers of the district attorney

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2011-A10553 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7538
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, County L

2011-A10553 - Summary

Relates to the authority of district attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals.

2011-A10553 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10553

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lentol) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to powers  of  the  district
  attorney

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

  Section 1. Section 700 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  IN  ORDER  TO  PROVIDE  SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS, WITNESSES, AND
OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,  AND  TO  SUPPORT
CRIME  PREVENTION PROGRAMS, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAY EMPLOY OR CONTRACT
WITH PERSONS LICENSED AND REGISTERED TO PRACTICE OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED
UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR,  OR  ONE
HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW, OR CONTRACT WITH ENTITIES
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE  THE  SERVICES  SPECIFIED  IN  SUCH  ARTICLES,  IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF ANY SERVICES THAT SUCH PERSONS OR ENTI-
TIES  ARE  AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE AND THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY.
  S 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  provided  that,  for
purposes  of  satisfying  the  experience requirements for licensure set
forth in article 153, 154, or 163 of  the  education  law,  satisfactory
experience  obtained  in  the  office  of  a district attorney providing
services authorized in section 700 of the county law may be accepted  by
the  education department, notwithstanding that such experience may have
been obtained prior to the effective date of subdivision 13  of  section
700 of the county law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16073-01-2

2011-A10553A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7538
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, County L

2011-A10553A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the authority of district attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals.

2011-A10553A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10553--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 5, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lentol) --
  read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the authority of district
  attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals

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

  Section 1. Section 700 of the county law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  IN  ORDER  TO  PROVIDE  SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS, WITNESSES, AND
OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,  AND  TO  SUPPORT
CRIME  PREVENTION PROGRAMS, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAY EMPLOY OR CONTRACT
WITH PERSONS LICENSED AND REGISTERED TO PRACTICE OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED
UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR,  OR  ONE
HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW, OR CONTRACT WITH ENTITIES
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE  THE  SERVICES  SPECIFIED  IN  SUCH  ARTICLES,  IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF ANY SERVICES THAT SUCH PERSONS OR ENTI-
TIES  ARE  AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE AND THAT ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY.
  S 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  provided  that,  for
purposes  of  satisfying  the  experience requirements for licensure set
forth in article 153, 154, or 163 of  the  education  law,  satisfactory
experience  obtained  in  the  office  of  a district attorney providing
services authorized in section 700 of the county law may be accepted  by
the  education department, notwithstanding that such experience may have
been obtained prior to the effective date of this act.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16073-02-2

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