S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 16, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  health  care  and
         wellness  education  and outreach programs for victims of sex offenses
         or victims of child pornography promotion
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 207 of the public health law is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I) THE AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAMS,  AND
    4  ADVOCACY  SERVICES  PROVIDED  AT NO COST BY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
    5  FOR VICTIMS OF ANY SEXUAL OFFENSE WHICH  CONSTITUTES  A  CRIME  AND  FOR
    6  VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROMOTION OR POSSESSION.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10939-01-3