Assembly Bill A7146

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to providing for unlisted telephone numbers without charge for certain victims of domestic violence

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  • 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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2011-A7146 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 327 of 2010

2011-A7146 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing for unlisted telephone numbers without charge for certain victims of domestic violence, in relation to office of children and family services.

2011-A7146 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7146

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  N. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend chapter 327 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,    in  relation  to  office of children and family
  services

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

  Section  1.  Section 3 of chapter 327 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, 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
providing such service. The findings and results of the study  shall  be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07470-01-1

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