New York S 6546: Relates to statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes

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S06546 Summary:

BILL NOS06546 

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Amd §§131-u & 459-a, Soc Serv L

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Requires certain safety standards for emergency shelter for victims and alleged victims of domestic violence during a declaration of a state disaster emergency for a disease outbreak; requires accommodations in a hotel or motel where a residential facility does not meet safety standards; requires full cost to be assumed by the state.

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6546

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the provision of
 emergency shelter for victims and alleged victims of domestic violence
 during a declaration of a state disaster emergency

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 131-u of the social services law,
 2 as amended by section 3 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 2. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, during
 5 the pendency of a declaration of a state disaster emergency as defined
 6 by section twenty of the executive law that involves a disease outbreak,
 7 local social services districts shall be required to provide emergency
 8 shelter and services to victims and alleged victims of domestic violence
 9 as defined in article six-A of this chapter. Such shelter shall be
 10 provided in a residential program for victims of domestic violence
 11 unless the residential program cannot ensure that each alleged victim or
 12 victim and their minor children, if applicable, will be provided with
 13 separate and private sleeping and restroom accommodations that meet any
 14 safety standards recommended by the department of health during the
 15 state disaster emergency. In the event the residential program cannot
 16 meet such standards, the local social services district shall provide
 17 the accommodations in a hotel or motel. In addition to providing shelter
 18 and residential services, the local social services district shall be
 19 responsible for providing access to testing for any individuals receiv-
 20 ing services.
 21 3. The department shall annually establish, subject to the approval of
 22 the director of the budget, a daily rate of reimbursement for each resi-
 23 dential program for victims of domestic violence, as defined in article
 24 six-A of this chapter, certified by the department which provides emer-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10215-01-5

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 1 gency shelter and services to persons eligible for such emergency shel-
 2 ter and services pursuant to this section. A social services district
 3 financially responsible for a victim of domestic violence shall reim-
 4 burse a residential program for victims of domestic violence for the
 5 costs of emergency shelter and services provided to such victim at the
 6 daily reimbursement rate established by the department reduced by any
 7 other reimbursement available for such costs. Provided however, if emer-
 8 gency shelter and services are provided in accordance with subdivision
 9 two of this section, the state shall assume the full cost of the shelter
 10 and services during the pendency of the state disaster emergency.
 11 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 459-a of the social services law, as
 12 amended by chapter 153 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 13 follows:
 14 1. "Victim of domestic violence" means any person over the age of
 15 sixteen, any married person or any parent accompanied by [his or her]
 16 their minor child or children in situations in which such person or such
 17 pers