New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.123 - Executive order no. 123: establishing the office for the prevention of domestic violence

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, domestic violence, the physical or psychological
					 abuse of one family member by another, occurs in all social groups; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence, sears the lives of its victims
					 and destroys family integrity and leads to the death and incapacity of many
					 persons each year; and
WHEREAS, New York State is committed to helping families
					 affected by violence overcome the indignity and pain they suffer and is
					 dedicated to preventing such violence from claiming new victims; and
WHEREAS, since 1983, the Governor's Commission on Domestic
					 Violence has assisted the State in understanding the scope of this terrible
					 problem and in assessing the need for institutional reforms and direct
					 services, and has been the focal point for domestic violence policy development
					 in New York, and the Commission's responsibilities have expanded over time to
					 include public education, training, technical assistance and prevention
					 efforts; and
WHEREAS, the time has come to provide a centralized
					 training, education and outreach capacity at the State level, and a need exists
					 for an administrative structure designed to evaluate, improve and strengthen
					 the service system and to coordinate the efforts of the public agencies which
					 provide services or funding for services;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby establish within the Executive Department
					 the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.
I. Purpose and Responsibilities
The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic
					 Violence shall advise the Governor and the Legislature on the most effective
					 ways for State government to respond to the problems posed by domestic
					 violence.
In addition, the Office for the Prevention of Domestic
					 Violence shall develop and implement programs and policies to facilitate the
					 provision of relief and assistance to victims of domestic violence and their
					 families. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Coordinating and accelerating public
				  education and community outreach;
2. Developing and delivering professional
				  training;
3. Developing and
				  promoting school-based prevention programs;
4. Providing technical assistance to local
				  and state government bodies and agencies and private not-for-profit
				  corporations;
5. Collecting data,
				  conducting research, and holding public hearings; and
6. Serving as a clearinghouse for information
				  and materials relevant to the issue of domestic violence;
7. Undertaking new program needs
				  assessments;
8. Encouraging and
				  facilitating interagency cooperation in the delivery and/or funding of domestic
				  violence services;
9. Acting as an
				  advocate for the domestic violence service community;
10. Producing periodic reports to the
				  Governor and the Legislature recommending policy and program directions and
				  reviewing the activities of the Office;
11. Examining the relationship between
				  domestic violence and child abuse and neglect; and
12. Any other activities deemed necessary to
				  facilitate the prevention of domestic violence.
All rights, powers, obligations and duties now held by the
					 Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence are hereby transferred and assigned
					 to, assumed by, the devolved upon the New York State Office for the Prevention
					 of Domestic Violence. Any business or other matter undertaken or commenced by
					 the Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence may be conducted and completed
					 by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.
All rights, powers, obligations and duties now held by the
					 Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence are hereby transferred and assigned
					 to, assumed by, and devolved upon the New York State Office for the Prevention
					 of Domestic Violence. Any business or other matter undertaken or commenced by
					 the Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence may be conducted and completed
					 by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.