Senate Bill S5372

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes service animals or therapy dogs to accompany victims of domestic violence at residential programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6626 - 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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2015-S5372 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6626
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §459-b, Soc Serv L

2015-S5372 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes service animals or therapy dogs to accompany victims of domestic violence at residential programs for victims of domestic violence.

2015-S5372 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5372 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5372

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
  service  animals  or  therapy  dogs  to  accompany victims of domestic
  violence at residential programs

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

  Section  1.  Section  459-b  of the social services law, as amended by
chapter 459 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  S 459-b. Residential services for victims  of  domestic  violence.  In
accordance with section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter and the
regulations  of  the  office  of  children and family services, a social
services district shall offer and provide necessary and available  emer-
gency  shelter  and  services  for  up  to  ninety days at a residential
program for victims  of  domestic  violence  to  a  victim  of  domestic
violence who was residing in the social services district at the time of
the alleged domestic violence whether or not such victim is eligible for
public assistance. Two forty-five day extensions of necessary and avail-
able  emergency shelter may be granted beyond the maximum length of stay
at a residential program for victims of domestic violence for  residents
who  continue to be in need of emergency services and temporary shelter.
IF THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS A SERVICE ANIMAL OR  THERAPY  DOG
AS  SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 123-B AND SECTION 108 OF THE AGRI-
CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, RESPECTIVELY, SUCH SERVICE  ANIMAL  OR  THERAPY
DOG  SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ACCOMPANY THE VICTIM AT THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. The office of children  and  family  services  is  authorized  to
promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures
necessary to implement this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09820-01-5

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