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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Substituted by A9762
- Ordered to third reading cal.1578
- Reported and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Relates to awards for burial expenses of crime victims
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the eligibility for reimbursement of burial expenses
Purpose
This bill would include any business represented by a person who has paid for or incurred the expenses of a deceased victim's burial, as a party eligible for reimbursement from the Office of Victim Services (OVS).
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill would amend paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 624 of the Executive Law to add businesses represented by a person who has paid for or incurred the burial expenses of a crime victim as a party eligible for reimbursement from the Office.
Section two of the bill would make it effective immediately.
Existing law
Under current law, only a person who has paid for or incurred the burial expenses of a crime victim is eligible to file a claim for the reimbursement of such expenses. Funeral homes themselves can, and sometimes do, voluntarily take on these expenses. When a funeral home does so and they seek reimbursement, OVS must get the owner of the business to file, as he or she is the "person" who has paid for or incurred the expense.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Statement in support
It is to a victim's family's benefit that funeral homes step-in during a time of crisis, taking the worry of arrangement expenses upon themselves and off the table for the family. OVS wants to encourage the filing of such claims by funeral homes and the Office wants to reimburse these businesses, but the current statutory language makes it difficult.
These changes are necessary because it is becoming more and more impractical to track down the "owner" of a funeral home, so they can be the claimant when such business wants to cover the expenses of the crime victim themselves. There are many funeral homes which are part of larger businesses run by boards and not individual owners but current language arguably excludes such businesses from filing a claim.
Budget implications
The OVS has determined that there will be no adverse fiscal impact on either the compensation or operational expenses of the Office.
Local impact
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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