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Apr 07, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to children and families |
May 19, 2009 |
reported and committed to codes |
Feb 06, 2009 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S1793
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2009-S1793 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §413, add Art 6 Title 6-B §§429-n - 429-q, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S1308
2013-2014: S824
2009-S1793 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; delineates what persons are required to report cases of suspected child abuse to law enforcement agencies; any person required to report or any clergy required to review records who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense, a class E felony for the second offense and a class D felony for the third offense or any subsequent offense; provides immunity for certain persons who in good faith made such reports to the wrong recipient.
2009-S1793 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1793 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the reporting of child abuse PURPOSE : To include "members of clergy" to the list of persons and officials required to report or cause a report to be made when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child coming before them in their professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or maltreated child where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person legally responsible for such child comes before them in their professional or official capacity and states from personal knowledge. fact, conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an abused or maltreated child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section One-1(a) -- Amends Subdivision 1 of section 413 of the Social Services law, as amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 2001, by adding "member of the clergy" to the list of persons and officials required to report or cause a report to be made when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child coming before them in their professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or when they have
2009-S1793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1793 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the reporting of child abuse THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 366 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) The following persons and officials are required to report or cause a report to be made in accordance with this title when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or maltreated child where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person legally responsible for such child comes before them in their profes- sional or official capacity and states from personal knowledge facts, conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an abused or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician assist- ant; surgeon; medical examiner; coroner; dentist; dental hygienist; osteopath; optometrist; chiropractor; podiatrist; resident; intern; psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; emergency medical techni- cian; licensed creative arts therapist; licensed marriage and family therapist; licensed mental health counselor; licensed psychoanalyst; hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care or treat- ment of persons; MEMBER OF THE CLERGY; a Christian Science practitioner; school official, which includes but is not limited to school teacher, school guidance counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, school administrator or other school personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative license or certificate; social services worker; day care center worker; provider of family or group family day care; employee or volunteer in a residential care facility defined in subdivision seven of section four hundred twelve of this title or any other child care or foster care worker; mental health
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