Senate Bill S5394

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to adding members to the advisory council and the domestic violence fatality review team

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  • 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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2017-S5394 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §575, Exec L

2017-S5394 - Summary

Provides for the addition of the superintendent of the division of state police to the advisory council and the addition of the office of victim services to the domestic violence fatality review team.

2017-S5394 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5394 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5394
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- (at request of the Office for Prevention
   of Domestic Violence) -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the advisory council
   and the domestic violence fatality review team

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 575 of the execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 491 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) The advisory council shall consist of  nine  members  and  fifteen
 ex-officio  members.  Each member shall be appointed to serve for a term
 of three years and shall continue in office until a successor  appointed
 member  is made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed
 for the unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed. All of the
 members shall be individuals with expertise  in  the  area  of  domestic
 violence.  Three members shall be appointed by the governor, two members
 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the temporary president of
 the senate, two members shall be appointed upon  the  recommendation  of
 the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  one member shall be appointed upon the
 recommendation of the minority leader of  the  senate,  and  one  member
 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the
 assembly.  The ex-officio members of the advisory board shall consist of
 the director of the office, who shall chair the council, and the follow-
 ing members or their designees: the commissioner of the office of tempo-
 rary and disability assistance; the commissioner of  the  department  of
 health;  the  commissioner of the education department; the commissioner
 of the office of mental health; the commissioner of the office of  alco-
 holism and substance abuse services; the commissioner of the division of
 criminal  justice  services; THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIVISION OF STATE
 POLICE; the director of the office of probation and correctional  alter-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §575, Exec L

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the addition of the superintendent of the division of state police to the advisory council and the addition of the office of victim services to the domestic violence fatality review team.

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5394--A
     Cal. No. 1277
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- (at request of the Office for Prevention
   of Domestic Violence) -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Social Services --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  advisory  council
   and the domestic violence fatality review team
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 575 of the execu-
 tive law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 491 of  the  laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  The  advisory council shall consist of nine members and [fifteen]
 SIXTEEN ex-officio members. Each member shall be appointed to serve  for
 a  term  of  three  years and shall continue in office until a successor
 appointed member is made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall  be
 appointed  for the unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed.
 All of the members shall be individuals with expertise in  the  area  of
 domestic violence. Three members shall be appointed by the governor, two
 members  shall  be  appointed  upon  the recommendation of the temporary
 president of the senate, two members shall be appointed upon the  recom-
 mendation  of the speaker of the assembly, one member shall be appointed
 upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the  senate,  and  one
 member shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader
 of  the  assembly.  The  ex-officio  members of the advisory board shall
 consist of the director of the office, who shall chair the council,  and
 the following members or their designees: the commissioner of the office
 of  temporary and disability assistance; the commissioner of the depart-
 ment of health;  the  commissioner  of  the  education  department;  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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