A2022-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Jan 13, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A2022-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2022
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 13, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, DESTITO, GOTTFRIED, BING, JAFFEE, ENGLE
 BRIGHT,  LIFTON,  CUSICK,  PHEFFER  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 CAHILL, REILLY, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation
 to establishing the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2805-u to read as follows:

 

S 2805-U. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE  IS
 HEREBY  CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER
 GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION
 WITH  THE  CRIME  VICTIMS  BOARD,  TO  AWARD GRANTS TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE
 ACCESS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL  ASSAULT  TO  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  SEXUAL
 ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS.
 2.  A  GRANT  MAY  BE AWARDED UPON SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE
 COMMISSIONER. SUCH APPLICATION FOR A GRANT SHALL DEMONSTRATE A  SPECIFIC
 NEED  FOR AN AWARD OF A GRANT TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMIN
 ERS WITH THE TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
 

S 2.

Section 631 of the executive law is amended  by  adding    a  new
 subdivision 18 to read as follows:

 18.  SEXUAL  ASSAULT  FORENSIC  GRANTS  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  UPON THE
 SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-U OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01534-01-1

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