Requires the office for the prevention of domestic violence to conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community with a focus on Black transgender women.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9099
IN SENATE
November 20, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to require the office for the prevention of domestic violence to
conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The office for the prevention of domestic violence shall
2 conduct a study on domestic violence in the transgender community with a
3 focus on domestic violence against Black transgender women. The study on
4 domestic violence in the transgender community shall:
5 (a) examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning the preva-
6 lence, causes, effects, risks and costs of such domestic violence on the
7 transgender community;
8 (b) find ways to reduce such domestic violence and increase the
9 reporting of domestic violence; and
10 (c) examine reasons why such domestic violence disproportionately
11 affects Black transgender women.
12 § 2. Within one year after the effective date of this act, the office
13 for the prevention of domestic violence shall prepare and submit to the
14 governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the
15 assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of
16 the assembly a report containing the study's findings. Such report shall
17 also include any recommendations for legislative or other actions that
18 can be undertaken to address domestic violence in the transgender commu-
19 nity.
20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17625-01-0
