Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Social Services to complete a study on the health risks and emotional trauma associated with female genital mutilation. Also requires the establishment and implementation of an educational prevention and outreach program. Clarifies that in cases where the court has issued a temporary order of protection ex parte or with a warrant for the arrest of a defendant, the order remains in effect until the defendant appears in court. In family offense cases where the victim is sixty-five years or older, police are required to send a copy of the domestic violence incident report form to the New York State Committee for the Coordination of Police Services to Elderly Persons. The committee is required to report annually to the Legislature on the incidence of such reports and to recommend policies and programs to assist law enforcement, the courts and the Crime Victim's Board in helping victims.
Welfare reform includes new requirements and deadlines for applicants and current recipients.