ALBANY COUNTY — The Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center took a step closer to becoming part of the county’s charter Monday night.

A measure sponsored by Legislator Bryan Clenahan of the 30th District, in Guilderland, got a positive recommendation from the legislature’s law committee and then was passed by the full legislature on Monday night.

Next it will go to County Executive Daniel McCoy for his signature or veto.

The measure was part of a revised county charter that was defeated at the polls last fall, before being introduced as a stand-alone issue.

The center started life as a volunteer-run rape crisis center in Albany in 1974, becoming a county department the following year. In 1989, the center got a grant from the state’s Crime Victims Board and began offering advocacy services for survivors of violent crimes. In 2001, it changed its name to the current one, to reflect the range of services it provides.

The center offers community education; support for victims of bullying, domestic violence, and sexual assault; and hotlines for suicide prevention and sexual assault.

Clenahan told The Enterprise that the center should be made part of the county charter so that it is not vulnerable to budget cuts if a county executive decides to target it.

The Enterprise tried to contact McCoy on Wednesday to ask if he planned to sign or veto the measure, and was told by Mary Rozak, the office’s director of communications, that McCoy was not in. She was not sure if the results of the vote had been announced to the office yet, and said that McCoy would be reviewing the measure during the period of time that he is allotted to consider it.