What's happening
This bill creates a 24-hour domestic abuse hotline for teens and requires annual high school assemblies on domestic abuse.
Why it matters
Expanding access to support. By mandating a 24-hour, toll-free hotline specifically for teens, the bill recognizes that young people face unique barriers and risks in reporting domestic abuse, potentially increasing the likelihood they seek help early.
Proactive education and prevention. Annual high school assemblies on domestic abuse aim to build awareness, reduce stigma, and educate students on recognizing warning signs and unhealthy relationship dynamics, which could help prevent abuse before it starts.
Integration of resources. Requiring schools to distribute the hotline number during assemblies ensures students have immediate, practical access to help if they need it, bridging the gap between education and actionable support.
Community and institutional accountability. By tasking both local social service agencies and schools with outreach and information-sharing, the bill creates multiple layers of responsibility, increasing the chances that teens in need will encounter and remember these resources.
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Teen Domestic Abuse Hotline
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- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Teen Abuse Hotline Created
In Senate Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Jamaal Bailey
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6230
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to creating a domestic abuse hotline for teens; and to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a school assembly on domestic abuse
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 459-h of the social services law, as renumbered by chapter 428 of the laws of 2009, is renumbered section 459-i and a new section 459-h is added to read as follows:
§ 459-h. Domestic abuse hotline for teens. The commissioner of the office of children and family services shall establish a twenty-four hour domestic abuse hotline for teens. The hotline shall be a toll-free number. The local social services district shall take reasonable efforts to inform teens living in their district of the availability of the hotline.
§ 2. Section 3234 of the education law, as renumbered by chapter 975 of the laws of 1966, is renumbered section 3235 and a new section 3234 is added to read as follows:
§ 3234. Mandatory domestic abuse assembly. Every high school within this state shall annually conduct an assembly on the dangers of domestic abuse. The commissioner shall establish the guidelines and content for the assembly. The assembly shall also supply the students with the tollfree number for the domestic abuse hotline for teens.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that section two of this act shall apply to any school year commencing at least 30 days after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10266-01-9
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