| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes |
| Feb 16, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3319
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2011-S3319 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9146
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง60.27, Pen L
2011-S3319 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3319
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to counseling for victims of sex
offenses
PURPOSE:
To provide victims of sexual abuse the ability to receive counseling
related to their abuse at the expense of the perpetrator.
SUMMARY:
Section 1. Amends section 60.27 of the Penal Law (restitution and
reparation) by adding a new subdivision in order to address
restitution for counseling at the request of a victim of sexual
abuse. Provides for victim counseling under section 695-a of the
Public Health Law and mandates the offender pay for such counseling.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day after it shall
have become law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S3319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3319
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 16, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to counseling for victims of
sex offenses
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 60.27 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 15 to read as follows:
15. IF THE OFFENSE OF WHICH A PERSON IS CONVICTED IS DEFINED IN ARTI-
CLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER, AND THE VICTIM OF SUCH OFFENSE
OPTS FOR ANY TYPE OF COUNSELING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO COUN-
SELING FROM A RAPE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM AS AUTHOR-
IZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, THE COURT
SHALL, UPON CONVICTION, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER SENTENCE, DIRECT THE
DEFENDANT TO PAY THE COSTS OF COUNSELING.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08757-01-1
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