Senate Bill S6665

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to domestic violence-related activity of the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8023 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8023
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §576, amd §575, Exec L

2019-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to domestic violence-related activity of the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence; adds a member to the advisory council.

2019-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6665
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to domestic  violence-re-
   lated  activity  of  the  New  York state office for the prevention of
   domestic violence and adding a member to the advisory council; and  to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subdivision 3 of section 575 of the execu-
 tive law, as relettered by chapter 339 of the laws of  2011,  is  relet-
 tered paragraph (n) and a new paragraph (m) is added to read as follows:
   (M) PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES FOR ABUSIVE PARTNER INTERVENTION;
   §  2.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 4 of section 575 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 248 of the laws of 2017, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  The  advisory council shall consist of nine members and [sixteen]
 SEVENTEEN 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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