BILL NO A02651B
SAME AS SAME AS S06308-A
SPONSOR Jacobs (MS)
COSPNSR Titone, Rivera P, Titus, Jaffee, Jeffries, Paulin
MLTSPNSR Castelli, McEneny, Millman, Raia, Weinstein
Amd S459-b, Soc Serv L
Requires limit to maximum length of stay at residential program for victims of
domestic violence.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2651--B
Cal. No. 403
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBS, TITONE, P. RIVERA, TITUS, JAFFEE,
JEFFRIES, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CASTELLI, McENENY,
MILLMAN, RAIA, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Social Services -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to residential
services for victims of domestic violence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 459-b of the social services law, as added by chap-
2 ter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 459-b. Residential services for victims of domestic violence. In
4 accordance with section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter and the
5 regulations of the [department] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
6 a social services district shall offer and provide necessary and avail-
7 able emergency shelter and services FOR UP TO NINETY DAYS at a residen-
8 tial program for victims of domestic violence to a victim of domestic
9 violence who was residing in the social services district at the time of
10 the alleged domestic violence whether or not such victim is eligible for
11 public assistance. TWO FORTY-FIVE DAY EXTENSIONS OF NECESSARY AND
12 AVAILABLE EMERGENCY SHELTER MAY BE GRANTED BEYOND THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF
13 STAY AT A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR RESI-
14 DENTS WHO CONTINUE TO BE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TEMPORARY
15 SHELTER.
16 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
17 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
18 ly the commissioner of children and family services is authorized and
19 directed to promulgate such rules and regulations as he or she deems
20 necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before its
21 effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04266-05-2
