New York A 621: Relates to permitting support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in grand jury proceedings

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A00621 Summary:

BILL NOA00621 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01641

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §190.25, CP L

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Relates to permitting support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in grand jury proceedings; allows a social worker or informal caregiver to accompany a vulnerable elderly person testifying in a grand jury proceeding, concerning any type of offense, provided that the district attorney consents.

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BILL NOA00621 

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01/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 621

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to permitting
 support to a vulnerable elderly person testifying in grand jury
 proceedings

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 3 of section 190.25 of the
 2 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 347 of the laws of 2014,
 3 is amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
 4 (h) A social worker, rape crisis counselor, psychologist or other
 5 professional providing emotional support to a child witness twelve years
 6 old or younger[, or a social worker or informal caregiver, as provided
 7 in subdivision two of section two hundred six of the elder law, for a
 8 vulnerable elderly person as provided in subdivision three of section
 9 260.31 of the penal law,] who is called to give evidence in a grand jury
 10 proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
 11 article one hundred thirty, article two hundred sixty, section 120.10,
 12 125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27
 13 of the penal law provided that the district attorney consents. Such
 14 support person shall not provide the witness with an answer to any ques-
 15 tion or otherwise participate in such proceeding and shall first take an
 16 oath before the grand jury that [he or she] such support person will
 17 keep secret all matters before such grand jury within [his or her] such
 18 support person's knowledge.
 19 (i) A social worker or informal caregiver, as defined in subdivision
 20 two of section two hundred six of the elder law, for a vulnerable elder-
 21 ly person as defined in subdivision three of section 260.31 of the penal
 22 law, as added by chapter three hundred eighty-one of the laws of nine-
 23 teen hundred ninety-eight, who is called to give evidence in a grand

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02288-01-5

 A. 621 2

 1 jury proceeding, concerning any type of offense, provided that the
 2 district attorney consents. Such support person shall not provide the
 3 witness with an answer to any question or otherwise participate in such
 4 proceeding and shall first take an oath before the grand jury that such
 5 support person will keep secret all matters before such grand jury with-
 6 in such support person's knowledge.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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