Bill Text: NY S02077 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a domestic abuse hotline for teens; requires all high schools within the state to conduct an assembly on domestic abuse.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES [S02077 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02077-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2077
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 10, 2013
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       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    S 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    S 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    S 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
   17  TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR THE DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE FOR TEENS.
   18    S  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.
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