STATE OF NEW YORK
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10312
IN ASSEMBLY
May 22, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. N. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to developing plans to
adequately address military sexual trauma experienced by female veter-
ans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding two
2 new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
3 21. To disseminate information to female veterans, when applicable,
4 regarding which veterans' affairs centers and other organizations such
5 female veterans can seek treatment, counseling and resources for mili-
6 tary sexual trauma. Such information shall be posted on the veteran
7 affairs' website. For the purposes of this article, military sexual
8 trauma shall mean psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a
9 veterans' affairs mental health professional, resulted from a physical
10 attack of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature or sexual harass-
11 ment which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or on
12 active duty for training.
13 22. To establish peer counseling and support services regarding mili-
14 tary sexual trauma for female veterans at one or more veteran affairs'
15 facilities if he or she deems it appropriate and necessary.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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