What's happening
This bill establishes state-funded domestic violence prevention programs in high schools, delivered by non-profits, with full reimbursement to local districts.
Why it matters
Expands domestic violence prevention efforts directly into high schools. , ensuring that teenagers receive early education, counseling, and support services from specialized non-profit organizations, which may help reduce future incidents of abuse among young people.
Incentivizes local school districts to participate. by guaranteeing full state reimbursement for all eligible program costs, removing financial barriers and encouraging widespread adoption across diverse communities.
Strengthens the role of experienced non-profits in delivering prevention programs. , leveraging their community expertise and resources rather than relying solely on school staff, which could improve program quality, relevance, and impact for students.
Modifies existing program requirements to accommodate school-based outreach. , allowing these high school prevention efforts to be counted separately from traditional domestic violence program client statistics, which may encourage non-profits to expand their focus into educational settings.
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Domestic Violence Education in Schools
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- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Teach Teens About Domestic Violence
In Senate Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Velmanette Montgomery
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2496
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 20, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, COOK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HOOP- ER, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing school-outreach domestic violence prevention programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 459-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
5. "Non-residential program for victims of domestic violence" means any program operated by a not-for-profit organization, for the purpose of providing non-residential services to victims of domestic violence, including, but not limited to, information and referral services, advocacy, counseling, and community education and outreach activities and providing or arranging for hotline services. Victims of domestic violence and their children, if any, shall constitute at least seventy percent of the clientele of such programs; provided that clientele in a school-outreach domestic violence prevention program shall be disregarded in making this calculation.
§ 2. Section 459-c of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this subdivision and the regulations of the office of children and family services, a social services district shall purchase from a not-for-profit organization operating a non-residential program for victims of domestic violence and provide to students within public and private high school settings a program of information and referral services, advocacy, counseling, and education about domestic violence.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) To the extent that funds are appropriated expressly therefor, state reimbursement shall be available for one hundred percent of the expenditures made by a social services district for programs provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of the office of children and family services is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.
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