Bill Text: NY S06342 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the development of plans to adequately address military sexual trauma experienced by female veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-15 - PRINT NUMBER 6342D [S06342 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06342-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6342--D
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 30, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sens. HUNTLEY, AVELLA, ESPAILLAT, PARKER, RIVERA -- read
         twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
         Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military Affairs --
         committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
         recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to developing plans
         to adequately address military sexual  trauma  experienced  by  female
         veterans
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.   Section 7.09 of the mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding two new subdivisions (k) and (l) to read as follows:
    3    (K) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO DISSEM-
    4  INATE  INFORMATION  TO FEMALE VETERANS, WHEN APPLICABLE, REGARDING WHICH
    5  VETERANS' AFFAIRS CENTERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH  FEMALE  VETERANS
    6  CAN SEEK TREATMENT, COUNSELING AND RESOURCES FOR MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.
    7  SUCH  INFORMATION SHALL BE POSTED ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE WITH A LINK TO
    8  THE WEBSITE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS  AFFAIRS  AND  A
    9  LINK TO THE WEBSITE OF THE STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.  FOR THE
   10  PURPOSES  OF  THIS ARTICLE, MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA SHALL MEAN PSYCHOLOG-
   11  ICAL TRAUMA, WHICH IN THE JUDGMENT  OF  A  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL,
   12  RESULTED  FROM A PHYSICAL ATTACK OF A SEXUAL NATURE, BATTERY OF A SEXUAL
   13  NATURE OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT WHICH OCCURRED WHILE THE VETERAN WAS SERVING
   14  ON ACTIVE DUTY OR ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.
   15    (L) THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  PEER  COUNSELING  AND  SUPPORT
   16  SERVICES  REGARDING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA FOR FEMALE VETERANS AT ONE OR
   17  MORE FACILITIES OPERATED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE IF THE  COMMISSIONER
   18  DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14203-07-2