New York A 9035: Establishes a task force on victim services reimbursements

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A09035 Summary:

BILL NOA09035 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMaher

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §637, Exec L

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Establishes a task force on victim services reimbursements to study laws, rules and regulations to modernize funding for victim services providers.

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BILL NOA09035 

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09/05/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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Go to topA09035 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9035

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating a task force
 on victim services reimbursements; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 637 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 637. Task force on victim services reimbursements. 1. The task force
 4 on the state of victim services reimbursements is hereby created within
 5 the office to examine, evaluate, and determine how to improve the
 6 reimbursement process between the office and all applicable subsid-
 7 iaries.
 8 2. (a) Such task force shall consist of twelve members, each to serve
 9 for a term of one calendar year. Such members shall be appointed as
 10 follows: Two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of
 11 the senate; one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 12 senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 13 one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
 14 Two members shall be appointed by the director of the office of victim
 15 services; Two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of the
 16 division of criminal justice services or such commissioner's designee;
 17 and the remaining members shall be appointed by the governor. Appoint-
 18 ments shall be made within sixty days of the effective date of this
 19 section. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the manner
 20 provided for original appointments.
 21 (b) All appointees shall have expertise in fields or disciplines
 22 related to victim services and support services to victims including,
 23 but not limited to, the following areas: domestic violence, trauma
 24 assistance, disaster recovery, gender-based violence, sexual violence,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10948-01-5

 A. 9035 2

 1 victim compensation, and community-victim assistance programs. All
 2 appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic representation
 3 from the entire state.
 4 (c) The task force shall be chaired by the commissioner or selected by
 5 the commissioner from the appointed members. The task force shall elect
 6 a vice-chair and other necessary officers from among all appointed
 7 members.
 8 (d) A majority of the members of the task force then in office shall
 9 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of
 10 any power or function of the task force. An act, determination or deci-
 11 sion of the majority of the members present during the presence of a
 12 quorum shall be held to be the act, determination, or decision of the
 13 task force.
 14 (e) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the
 15 chair. Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be
 16 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members of the
 17 task force.
 18 (f) Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 19 services but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 20 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
 21 3. The task force established shall:
 22 (a) study laws, rules, and regulations governing the processes that
 23 make victim services reimbursement requests unsustainable for domestic
 24 violence