After years of being stuck in the state Senate, the Child Victims Act may finally be approved as part of the state budget. The legislation, which would extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual assaults to bring civil and criminal cases against their attackers, was included in Gov. Cuomo’s proposed budget Jan. 16.
It’s one of many policy matters included in the budget package, which must be approved by April 1. And while state lawmakers will spend the next few weeks negotiating what will ultimately pass, advocates of the long-stalled bill believe this may finally be the year it becomes law.
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