Bill Text: NY A04465 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes a victims' assistance education program within the office of victim services to enhance and augment services to victims of crime; further develops education programs for police, sheriffs, administrative law judges, district attorneys and providers of victims assistance services; requires the office of victim services to report annually to the Governor and legislature.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-11 - enacting clause stricken [A04465 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04465-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4465--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, CYMBROWITZ, COLTON, ROBINSON, LUPARDO --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, FARRELL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MAYER-
         SOHN, McENENY, MOLINARO, PAULIN, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA, SWEENEY, TOWNS --
         read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
         committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
         recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation to establishing a
         victims' assistance education program
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 621 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 24 to read as follows:
    3    24.  "VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN AN EDUCATIONAL
    4  PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE OR DEVELOP SKILLS  THAT
    5  WOULD ENHANCE OR AUGMENT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME. SUCH PROGRAMS MAY
    6  INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
    7    (A)  KNOWLEDGE  OF  MAJOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF CRIME
    8  VICTIMS;
    9    (B) PRACTICAL SKILLS REQUIRED IN PROVIDING PERSONAL CARE  AND  SUPPORT
   10  OF CRIME VICTIMS;
   11    (C)  STRESS  AWARENESS  AND METHODS OF DEALING WITH STRESS CAUSED BY A
   12  CRIME AND CAUSED BY WORKING WITH VICTIMS OF CRIME; AND
   13    (D) IDENTIFICATION AND UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE  RESOURCES,  INCLUDING
   14  ENTITLED BENEFIT, AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF ASSISTANCE.
   15    S  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 623-a to
   16  read as follows:
   17    S 623-A. VICTIM ASSISTANCE EDUCATION. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL SCHEDULE AND
   18  COORDINATE AT LEAST TWO VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ANNUALLY.
   19    2. THE OFFICE SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL PROFESSIONAL  AND  SUPPORT  STAFF
   20  PARTICIPATE  IN AT LEAST ONE VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM EVERY
   21  TWO YEARS.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06149-02-1
       A. 4465--A                          2
    1    3. THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE EDUCATION  PROGRAM
    2  IN  COLLABORATION  WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.  SUCH
    3  PROGRAMS SHALL BE DELIVERED IN  AN  APPROPRIATE  EDUCATIONAL  FORMAT  BY
    4  INSTRUCTORS  WHO  ARE  SUFFICIENTLY  TRAINED  TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL
    5  OBJECTIVES  OF  THE PROGRAM AND WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE AND
    6  VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE AGENCIES WITH THE MEANS  TO  EXPAND  UPON  PRACTICAL
    7  EXPERIENCE WITH CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED THROUGH THE
    8  ONGOING RESEARCH IN THE RESPECTIVE FIELD OF STUDY.
    9    4.  VICTIMS'  ASSISTANCE  EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR AND
   10  OFFERED TO POLICE  AGENCIES,  SHERIFF  DEPARTMENTS,  ADMINISTRATIVE  LAW
   11  JUDGES,  DISTRICT  ATTORNEYS  OFFICES,  STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SECURITY
   12  OFFICERS, PROVIDERS OF VICTIM ASSISTANCE SERVICES AND ANY OTHER  PERSON-
   13  NEL  WITH  WHOM  VICTIMS OF CRIME WILL INTERACT AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY
   14  THE OFFICE.
   15    5. THE OFFICE SHALL EVALUATE ANNUALLY THE USE AND IMPACT  OF  VICTIMS'
   16  ASSISTANCE  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS  OFFERED  AND REPORT ANY FINDINGS TO THE
   17  GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE.
   18    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   19  it shall have become a law; provided that the director of the office  of
   20  victim  services shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to
   21  implement this act prior to such effective date.