S00983 Summary:

BILL NOS00983
 
SAME ASSAME AS A00284
 
SPONSORMONTGOMERY
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Ren S459-h to be S459-i, add S459-h, Soc Serv L; ren S3234 to be S3235, add S3234, Ed L
 
Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens; requires all high schools within the state to conduct an assembly on domestic abuse.
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S00983 Actions:

BILL NOS00983
 
01/05/2011REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
01/04/2012REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
02/21/2012NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
03/12/2012COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
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S00983 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S00983 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           983
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 5, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  creating  a
          domestic  abuse  hotline for teens; and to amend the education law, in

          relation to requiring a school assembly on domestic abuse
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  Section 459-h of the social services law, as renumbered by
     2  chapter  428  of the laws of 2009, is renumbered section 459-i and a new
     3  section 459-h is added to read as follows:
     4    § 459-h. Domestic abuse hotline for teens.  The  commissioner  of  the
     5  office  of  children  and  family services shall establish a twenty-four
     6  hour domestic abuse hotline for teens. The hotline shall be a  toll-free
     7  number. The local social services district shall take reasonable efforts
     8  to  inform  teens  living  in  their district of the availability of the
     9  hotline.

    10    § 2.  Section 3234 of the education law, as renumbered by chapter  975
    11  of  the  laws of 1966, is renumbered section 3235 and a new section 3234
    12  is added to read as follows:
    13    § 3234. Mandatory domestic abuse assembly. Every  high  school  within
    14  this state shall annually conduct an assembly on the dangers of domestic
    15  abuse.  The  commissioner shall establish the guidelines and content for
    16  the assembly. The assembly shall also supply the students with the toll-
    17  free number for the domestic abuse hotline for teens.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    19  section  two  of  this  act shall apply to any school year commencing at
    20  least 30 days after such effective date.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01543-01-1
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