New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.90 - Executive order no. 90: establishing the task force on domestic violence

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In light of the tragic emotional and physical consequences
					 to families of domestic violence and by virtue of the authority vested in me by
					 the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor
					 of the State of New York, do hereby establish within the Executive Department
					 the Task Force on Domestic Violence.
I. The Task Force is granted the powers and
				  duties set forth below, in order to advise the Governor and Legislature as to
				  the most effective ways for State government to respond to the critical law
				  enforcement and social problems posed by domestic violence. It shall consist of
				  no fewer than 20 members, including at least one person in each of the
				  following categories: a legal aid attorney, representatives of the family and
				  criminal courts, a law enforcement official, a provider of community services
				  to battered spouses, one or more representatives of the State agencies which
				  now provide services to victims of domestic violence, a member of the clergy, a
				  mental health professional familiar with the impact on families of such
				  problems as alcohol and substance abuse, a social worker familiar with the
				  service needs of all family members in a violent situation, and a health care
				  professional, as well as persons who have themselves been victims of domestic
				  violence.
The members of the Task Force shall be appointed as
					 follows: two of the members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
					 two by the Temporary President of the Senate; one by the Minority Leader of the
					 Assembly and one by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The remaining members
					 shall be appointed by the Governor. No members shall be elected public
					 officials. An Advisory Board to the Task Force, comprised of the Commissioners
					 and Directors of State agencies which are involved with the problem of domestic
					 violence, as well as elected public officials, shall also be
					 established.
The members of the Task Force shall not receive any salary
					 or other compensation for their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement
					 for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
					 Reimbursement for such expenses, and compensation for such staff and services
					 as may be deemed necessary by the chairman, shall be made only within the
					 amounts made available therefor and subject to the approval of the Director of
					 the Budget.
II. Among the
				  responsibilities of the Task Force shall be the submission to the Governor and
				  the Legislature, no later than January 1, 1980, of a report containing specific
				  recommendations for legislative and administrative actions which should be
				  taken in the following areas related to domestic violence:
Information regarding the extent and nature of domestic
					 violence in New York;
Accessibility and effectiveness of existing services to New
					 York's victims of domestic violence;
Goals, objectives and plans for future services to New
					 York's victims of domestic violence;
Effectiveness of the present civil and criminal legal
					 systems in responding to cases of domestic violence;
Ability of law enforcement and social service agencies to
					 respond more effectively to cases of domestic violence;
Education and information to the public concerning services
					 available to families affected by violence;
Intervention to help families under stress so as to prevent
					 incidents of domestic violence.
III. The Task Force may request and shall
				  receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of
				  the State such assistance and data as will enable it properly to carry out its
				  powers and duties hereunder.
Signed: Hugh L. CareyDated: May 17, 1979
[FN*] [Revoked and superseded by Executive Order No. 18
					 (Mario M. Cuomo), §
											4.18, infra. ]