Senate Bill S6262

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10236
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §371-b, Soc Serv L

2009-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes citizen review panel for the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester.

2009-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6262

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FOLEY,  MONTGOMERY,  C. JOHNSON -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Rules

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishment of
  citizen review panels for the counties of Nassau and Suffolk and Rock-
  land and Westchester

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 371-b of the social services  law,
as  added  by  chapter  136  of  the laws of 1999, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. There shall be established at least  [three]  FOUR  citizen  review
panels.  At  least  one  panel  shall be established for the city of New
York, AT LEAST ONE PANEL  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  THE  COUNTIES  OF
NASSAU,  SUFFOLK, ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER and at least two panels shall
be  established  for  social  services  districts  or  combinations   of
districts  outside of the city of New York. The panel in the city of New
York shall create one subcommittee for each borough for the purposes  of
evaluating  the  extent  to  which  the  state  and  the social services
district are discharging their child protection responsibilities  within
that  particular  borough,  in  accordance with [subsection] SUBDIVISION
three of this section.  The office of children and family services shall
make available resources to support the needs  of  each  citizen  review
panel.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14928-03-9

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