Provides for the notification of surviving family of homicide victims of the availability of victim support services programs by the office of victim services.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4078
SPONSOR: Anderson TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to notifying the surviv-
ing family of homicide victims of the availability of victim support
services programs
PURPOSE:
This legislation would provide the surviving family of a homicide victim
written notice of availability of victim support services programs in
the state.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section One: Requires written notice be provided to the surviving family
of homicide victims.
Section 2: Effective Date
JUSTIFICATION:
Surviving families of a homicide victim deserve to receive support by
New York State in a timely and detailed manner.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4078
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to notifying the surviv-
ing family of homicide victims of the availability of victim support
services programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 623 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
3 24. To provide the surviving family of a homicide victim written
4 notice of the availability of victim support services programs in the
5 state. Such written notice shall include a statewide listing of victim
6 assistance programs that provide crisis intervention, advocacy, coun-
7 seling, and other victim support services and shall include a link to
8 the website of the office.
9 § 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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