Source: https://opdv.ny.gov/law/summ_subject/services.html
Timestamp: 2019-02-17 20:10:54
Document Index: 185588411

Matched Legal Cases: ['§575', '§459', '§459', '§398', '§818', '§36', '§349']

Summary of New York State Domestic Violence and Related Laws by Subject (beginning from 1995) Services - NYS OPDV
A new category of providers has been added to the mandated reporter list: "publicly-funded emergency shelter for families with children," defined as “any facility with overnight sleeping accommodations and that is used to house recipients of temporary housing assistance and which houses or may house children and families with children.” This category will include residential domestic violence programs.
Service Animals in Shelter/Amendment – A.9167 Rosenthal / S.6386-A Carlucci
Amends a law passed in 2015 that would allow domestic violence victims entering a residential domestic violence program to be accompanied by a service animal or therapy dog (as defined in NYS Agriculture and Markets Law). This amendment clarifies that a residential program must provide such accommodation so long as it does not create an undue burden. In such circumstances, the shelter must make reasonable efforts to facilitate placement of the animal or make referral to off-site care facilities. The amendment also extended the effective date of the law to give residential domestic violence programs additional time to prepare.
Signed: March 11, 2016 Chapter 7
Extended Length of Shelter Stay (A.2651-B Jacobs/S.6308-A Ball)
Signed: 2012 Chapter 459
Senior Center-Based Domestic Violence Prevention (A.6736 Dinowitz/S.4235 Valesky)
Signed: 2011 Chapter 339
Amends: Executive Law §575(3)
Social Services Definition of Victim (A.627 Weinstein/S.4222 Saland)
Amends the Social Services definition of “victim of domestic violence” to include the new category of “intimate partner,” which was established in the Criminal Procedure Law and the Family Court Act in 2008 (Chapter 326). The Social Services Law definition has always applied to a victim of any violation of the Penal Law, but has listed examples of possible offenses. A.627/S.4222 adds sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking, criminal mischief, strangulation and criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as additional examples.
Signed: 2011 Chapter 11
Effective: April 13, 2011
Amends: Social Services Law §459-a (1) and (2)
Prohibiting Requirement of Victim/Abuser Contact For Services (A.3843-A Rosenthal/S.5036 Hassell-Thompson)
Prohibits the state or any local government from requiring a victim to contact an abuser in order to meet eligibility for services or benefits. If a victim provides informed consent, or if information is needed to comply with federal law, regulation or mandate, the governmental entity must provide an intermediary to make contact on behalf of the victim, in a manner that will protect the privacy, confidentiality and current location of the victim.
Signed: 2009 Chapter 428
Amends: Social Services Law §459-g
Undocumented Alien Shelter Reimbursement (A.10228 Paulin/S.7185 Saland)
Signed: 2008 Chapter 584
Amends: Social Services Law §398-e
Shelter Venue (A.5513 Lopez/S.6305 Robach)
Signed: 2004 Chapter 391
Amends: Family Court Act §818
Welfare Reform Act of 1997/Family Violence Option (A.8678/S.5788 )
The Welfare Reform Act of 1997includes new requirements and deadlines for applicants and current recipients. The domestic violence language, consistent with the Family Violence Option created by the Federal Wellstone-Murray amendment, provides protection for victims through the following provisions:
assess the victim's claim of domestic violence -- in the absence of sufficient or corroborating evidence, assessment will be based on the victim's sworn statement alleging abuse
DSS (now the Office of Children and Family Services) is required, after consultation with OPDV and statewide domestic violence advocacy groups, to develop regulations for the implementation of these provisions by local social services districts.
Signed: 1997 Chapter 436
Effective: Signed August 20, 1997
Amends: Part B/Welfare Reform Act adds/amends multiple sections of Social Services Law
Family Violence Option (§36 of the Welfare Reform Act) is created in Social Services Law §349-a