Int 0207-2022
Informing sexual assault survivors of their rights.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2022-04-14
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2022-04-14Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
The proposed legislation would require the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct an outreach campaign to help ensure that survivors of sexual assault in New York know their rights and the services they are legally entitled to.
Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).
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This bill: 626 days in committee
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Sponsors (11)
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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-04-14 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2022-04-14 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 207
- Int. No. 207
- April 14, 2022 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-14-22
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 14, 2022
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by federal or state law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
b. The department of health and mental hygiene shall conduct an outreach campaign to notify survivors of sexual assault of their rights under chapter 238 of title 18 of the United States code, section 631(13) of the New York executive law, and sections 2805-i and 2805-p of the New York public health law, or any successor to such provisions, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
Session 12
AV
LS 8686
4/9/22
Session 11
ZH
LS #3220
Int. 0753-2018
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