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- Print number 8494a
- Amend (t) and recommit to children and families
- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office of mental health to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Shirley L. Huntley
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A8494A
Title of bill
An act to establish a temporary state commission, within the office of mental health, to study intimate partner violence; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill creates a committee that will study the negative implication of dating violence among our young teenage women, and will make recommendations upon their findings.
Summary of specific provisions
Establishes the temporary state commis- sion on intimate partner violence to study, report and make recommenda- tions on such violence.
The bill addresses the issue of dating violence among young women, espe- cially among teen and pre-teens. The alarming rate increase of violence towards teenage girls is closely related to external factors such as race, ace, illiteracy and ethnicity. Moreover, incidents of dating violence are associated with substance use, unhealthy weight control, risky behavior (first intercourse before the age of fifteen years).
The bill establishes a commission that shall make a preliminary report to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommendations within twelve months of the effective date of this act. A second report shall be issued two years after the effective date of this act. And, a final report shall be issued within three years after the effective date of this act, and shall submit with its reports such legislative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommenda- tions,
Justification
Each year 1.5 million women are physically and/or sexu- ally abused by an intimate partner, and 25% will experience Intimate Palmer Violence (IPV) at some time during their lifetimes. Moreover, 25% of adolescent girls have experienced physical or sexual dating violence. Similarly, injuries that result from such violence are significantly more common among females for both adolescents and adult populations, and approximately 10% of intentional injuries to adolescent girls are reported to be the result of violent male dating. External factors such as race, age, illiteracy, and ethnicity are closely related with the climbing rates of IPV.
Research suggests that experience of physical dating violence among teenagers and pre-teenagers was associated with substance use; unhealthy weight control, sexual risk behavior (first intercourse before the age of fifteen years, not using a condom at last intercourse, pregnancy, and suicidality (considered, attempted suicide)).
Furthermore, adolescents experiencing dating violence are at signif- icantly elevated risk for having greater numbers of sex partners, making them more vulnerable to contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases than adolescent girls who are not abused by dating partners. Similarly, high school girls are found to be approximately more likely
than their non-abused peers to have ever been pregnant. In contrast, younger girls are found to be at lower risk for experiences of dating violence, this may be due to reduced opportunity for such experiences. For example, both adolescent girls and adult women who experienced forced sex are more likely to exhibit eating disorders; also, violent childhood experiences catalyze the vulnerability to become victims of IPV. Likewise, the humiliation of those who experienced IPV may play a major role in predisposing teens to suicidal ideation and behavior.
This legislation will direct New York Stare to study the causes of the increasing rate of pre-teenage and teenage dating violence in New York State, and report on the findings, conclusions and recommendations peri- odically within a three year phase.
Prior legislative history
2005-2006 - A. 11110 - Committee on Children and Families 2007-2008 - A. 6855 - Committee on Children and Families
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately after enactment,
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