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                                 3694--A
                                                        Cal. No. 157

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, JAFFEE, PERRY, GOTTFRIED, AUBRY, ABINANTI,
  OTIS,  WEPRIN,  LINARES,  MILLER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  COLTON, O'DONNELL, WEINSTEIN, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee  on  Governmental Operations -- advanced to a third reading,
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
  third reading

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 104 of the laws of 2015, is amended to
read as follows:
  (b) a surviving spouse, DOMESTIC PARTNER, grandparent,  parent,  step-
parent, guardian, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, step-
child  or  grandchild 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

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

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MUTUAL  INTENT  TO  BE  A DOMESTIC PARTNER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
COMMON OWNERSHIP OR JOINT LEASING OF REAL OR PERSONAL  PROPERTY;  COMMON
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.