Senate Bill S7581

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Changes the reporting requirements relative to restitution and fair treatment standards from annual to every two years; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5388 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2013-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5388
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §623, Exec L; rpld §390.30 sub 5, amd §390.30, CP L; amd §351.1, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1380
2011-2012: A5811, A9025

2013-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the reporting requirements relative to restitution and fair treatment standards for the office of victims services from annual to every two years; consolidates reporting requirements regarding victims service programs; requires information collected by local and state probation departments relating to victim impact statements to be included in the biennial report.

2013-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7581

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
  Correction

AN ACT to amend the executive law, the criminal procedure  law  and  the
  family  court act, in relation to reporting requirements of the office
  of victim services and to repeal subdivision 5 of  section  390.30  of
  the criminal procedure law relating thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 20 of section 623 of  the  executive  law,  as
amended  by  section  8  of  part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,
paragraph (a) as separately amended by sections 37 and 71 of part  A  of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  20.  To render each year to the governor and to the legislature, on or
before December first of each year, a written  report  on  the  office's
activities  including,  but not limited to, specific information on each
of the subdivisions of this  section[,  and  the  manner  in  which  the
rights,  needs and interests of crime victims are being addressed by the
state's criminal justice system. Such report shall also include, but not
be limited to:
  (a) Information transmitted by the office of probation and correction-
al alternatives under subdivision five of section 390.30 of the criminal
procedure law and subdivision seven of section 351.1 of the family court
act which the office shall compile, review and make  recommendations  on
how to promote the use of restitution and encourage its enforcement.
  (b)  Information relating to the implementation of and compliance with
article twenty-three of this chapter by the  criminal  justice  agencies
and the "crime victim-related agencies" of the state]. Such report shall
also  include  but  not be limited to information regarding crime victim
service programs, including:
  (1) the programs funded by the office;
  (2) other sources of funding for crime victims service programs;
  (3) an assessment of the adequacy of the current  level  of  appropri-
ation  to  the  office  to  meet  the  reasonable needs of crime victims

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

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