Senate Bill S3955

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the domestic violence accountability program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee


  • 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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2019-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §459-i, Soc Serv L; add §60.38, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8599

2019-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the domestic violence accountability program; requires mandatory domestic violence counseling.

2019-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3955
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER,  FUNKE,  GRIFFO,  HELMING,  ROBACH,
   SEPULVEDA, SEWARD -- 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 establishing the
   domestic  violence accountability program; and to amend the penal law,
   in relation to mandatory domestic violence counseling
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 459-i to read as follows:
   § 459-I. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE OFFICE
 FOR  THE  PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
 OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 PROVIDERS  OF  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACCOUNT-
 ABILITY PROGRAMS AND SUCH OTHER PROFESSIONALS AS  HE  OR  SHE  MAY  DEEM
 APPROPRIATE  SHALL ESTABLISH, BY REGULATION, THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND REHA-
 BILITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM. SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  AT
 LEAST  TWENTY-SIX  AND  UP  TO FIFTY-TWO SESSIONS OF ONE HOUR TO ONE AND
 ONE-HALF HOURS EACH AND INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  CLASSROOM
 INSTRUCTION IN AREAS DEEMED SUITABLE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
   2. THE FORM, CONTENT AND METHOD OF PRESENTATION OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS
 OF  SUCH  PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORM, CURRICULUM AND CONTENT  OF  SUCH  PROGRAM,  THE
 EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  MAY CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 AND ANY OTHER STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY AND REQUEST AND RECEIVE ASSIST-
 ANCE FROM THEM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS  ALSO  AUTHORIZED  TO  DEVELOP
 MORE THAN ONE CURRICULUM AND COURSE CONTENT FOR SUCH PROGRAM IN ORDER TO
 MEET THE VARYING NEEDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
   3. A COURSE IN SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN AT LEAST EVERY COUN-
 TY  IN  THE  STATE,  EXCEPT WHERE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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