Assembly Bill A3920

                            
 
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                                   3920
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
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 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  GLICK,  JAFFEE,  PERRY,  GOTTFRIED,  AUBRY,
   M. G. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  O'DONNELL,
   WEINSTEIN  --  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 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;
   §  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.
              

                                                            LBD02374-01-7

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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.
   §  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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.