Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 15, 2018 |
advanced to third reading amended (t) 7041a |
May 14, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2018 |
1st report cal.1132 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S7041A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S7041 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §702, County L
2017-S7041 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7041 SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the county law, in relation to appointing special assistant district attorneys who are employees of the justice center PURPOSE: To allow local district attorneys the power to appoint employees of the justice center as special assistant district attorneys who will serve as special prosecutors. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 allows each counties district attorney to appoint a special prosecutor to work within that County. Section 2 states that a district attorney shall appoint one or more
2017-S7041 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7041 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 3, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the executive law and the county law, in relation to appointing special assistant district attorneys who are employees of the justice center THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 552 of the execu- tive law, as added by section 3 of part A of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (a) The justice center also shall employ a special prosecutor and inspector general IN EACH COUNTY for the protection of people with special needs ("special prosecutor"), who shall be appointed by the [governor] DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN EACH COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWO OF THE COUNTY LAW. Other state agencies shall be required to make facilities available for office space throughout the state and to assist when requested with respect to the duties of the office. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, such special prose- cutor shall have the duty and power: (i) to investigate and prosecute offenses involving abuse or neglect, as defined in subdivision eleven of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law, committed against vulnerable persons by custodians as defined in subdivision two of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law; and (ii) to cooperate with and assist district attorneys and other local law enforcement officials in their efforts against such abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons. Provided that nothing herein shall interfere with the ability of district attorneys at any time to receive complaints, investigate and prosecute any suspected abuse or neglect or for any persons, whether a mandated reporter or not, to report a complaint to a district attorney or other appropriate law enforcement official. The special prosecutor may request and shall receive, from any agency, department, division, board, bureau or commission of the state, or any
2017-S7041A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §702, County L
2017-S7041A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7041A SPONSOR: ORTT TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law, in relation to appointing special assistant district attorneys who are employees of the justice center PURPOSE: To allow local district attorneys the power to appoint employees of the justice center as special assistant district attorneys who will serve as special prosecutors. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that a district attorney shall appoint one or more attorneys employed by the justice center for the protection of people with special needs as special assistant district attorneys. These indi- viduals are tasked with any investigation or prosecution of offense involving abuse or neglect as defined in social services law committed against a vulnerable person by custodians. Clarifies that these individ-
2017-S7041A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7041--A Cal. No. 1132 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 3, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to appointing special assistant district attorneys who are employees of the justice center THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 702 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF RESIDENCE OR NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN ANY COUN- TY, INCLUDING ANY COUNTY WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SHALL APPOINT ONE OR MORE ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED BY THE JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WITH RESPECT TO ANY INVESTIGATION OR PROSE- CUTION OF OFFENSES INVOLVING ABUSE OR NEGLECT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW COMMITTED AGAINST VULNERABLE PERSONS BY CUSTODIANS AS DEFINED IN SUBDI- VISION TWO OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. SUCH SPECIAL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SHALL RECEIVE NO ADDI- TIONAL COMPENSATION AND SHALL BE CHARGED WITH ALL THE DUTIES AND RESPON- SIBILITIES OF A JUSTICE CENTER SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AS ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE TWENTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13503-03-8
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