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                                  7159

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. GORDON, WEISENBERG, JOHN, ABBATE, HOOPER, SCHI-
  MEL, COOK, HYER-SPENCER,  SPANO,  JAFFEE,  KELLNER,  CASTRO,  TOBACCO,
  SCOZZAFAVA,  SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, COLTON,
  CROUCH, DelMONTE, ERRIGO, GOTTFRIED, GREENE, KOLB, KOON, MAGEE, McENE-
  NY, McKEVITT,  MENG,  MOLINARO,  PHEFFER,  WALKER  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring local
  social services districts to maintain data on reports of  child  abuse
  or maltreatment

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

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
424-e to read as follows:
  S  424-E.  REPORTING  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  EACH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN DATA ON REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE  OR  MALTREATMENT
REFERRED  BY THE DISTRICT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVI-
SIONS FOUR, FIVE-A AND FIVE-B OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FOUR  OF
THIS  TITLE.  SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER
OF REFERRALS MADE, THE NATURE OF THE ALLEGATION  OR  CIRCUMSTANCE  WHICH
PROMPTED  THE  REFERRAL,  AND  THE RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.  FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
LIMITED  TO,  A  STATE,  CITY,  COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE POLICE AGENCY OR
OFFICER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR EMPLOYEE OF THE  OFFICE  OF  THE  DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, PEACE OFFICER OR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM.
  2.  EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT ALL DATA REQUIRED
TO BE MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  TO  THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES BY NOVEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR IN
SUCH  FORM  AS  SPECIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL COMPILE SUCH DATA  INTO
ONE  REPORT ON A COUNTY-BY-COUNTY BASIS, WHICH SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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SENATE, NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST OF  EACH  YEAR.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL
EXCLUDE  ANY  INFORMATION  WHICH  MAY  IDENTIFY  SUCH  CHILD OR CHILDREN
ALLEGED TO BE ABUSED OR MALTREATED, THE SUBJECT  OF  THE  REPORT,  OTHER
PERSONS NAMED IN THE REPORT OR THE PERSON WHO MADE THE REPORT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.