Assembly Bill A4024

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4024

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. GLICK, JAFFEE, PERRY, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   COLTON, JACOBS,  MILLMAN,  O'DONNELL,  SWEENEY,
  WEINSTEIN,  WRIGHT  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility of  domes-
  tic partners for compensation from the crime victims' board

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 624 of the execu-
tive law, as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 2012, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (b)  a  surviving spouse, DOMESTIC PARTNER, grandparent, parent, step-
parent, guardian, brother, sister,  stepbrother,  stepsister,  child  or
stepchild  of  a  victim  of a crime who died as a direct result of such
crime;
  S 2. Section 624 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "DOMESTIC PARTNER" MEANS A
PERSON WHO, WITH RESPECT TO ANOTHER PERSON:
  (A) IS FORMALLY A PARTY IN A DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP OR SIMILAR RELATION-
SHIP WITH THE OTHER PERSON, ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO  THE  LAWS  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES OR OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN JURISDICTION, OR REGIS-
TERED AS THE DOMESTIC PARTNER OF THE  OTHER  PERSON  WITH  ANY  REGISTRY
MAINTAINED  BY  THE EMPLOYER OF EITHER PARTY OR ANY STATE, MUNICIPALITY,
OR FOREIGN JURISDICTION; OR
  (B) IS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFICIARY OR  COVERED  PERSON  UNDER
THE OTHER PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OR HEALTH INSURANCE; OR
  (C)  IS  DEPENDENT  OR MUTUALLY INTERDEPENDENT ON THE OTHER PERSON FOR
SUPPORT, AS EVIDENCED BY THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATING  A
MUTUAL  INTENT  TO  BE  A DOMESTIC PARTNER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
COMMON OWNERSHIP OR JOINT LEASING OF REAL OR PERSONAL  PROPERTY;  COMMON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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HOUSEHOLDING,  SHARED  INCOME  OR  SHARED  EXPENSES; CHILDREN IN COMMON;
SIGNS OF INTENT TO MARRY OR BECOME A DOMESTIC  PARTNER  UNDER  PARAGRAPH
(A)  OR (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; OR THE LENGTH OF THE PERSONAL RELATION-
SHIP OF THE PERSONS.
  S  3.  Section  626  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. OUT-OF-POCKET LOSS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE COST  OF  COUNSELING  FOR
SURVIVING  FAMILY MEMBERS OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS WHO ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.