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Assembly Bill A8280

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the office of children and family services from contacting a parent that has surrendered his or her parental rights

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2011-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง372-g, Soc Serv L

2011-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the office of children and family services from contacting a parent that has surrendered his or her parental rights.

2011-A8280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8280

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  the  abandoned
  infant protection program

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

  Section 1. Section 372-g of the social services law, as added by chap-
ter 156 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  S 372-g. Abandoned infant protection program. 1. The office  of  chil-
dren  and  family services shall develop and implement a public informa-
tion program to inform the general public of the provisions of the aban-
doned infant protection act. The program may include but not be  limited
to the following elements:
  [1.]  (A)  educational  and  informational  materials in print, audio,
video, electronic, or other media;
  [2.] (B) public service announcements and advertisements; [and]
  [3.] (C) establishment of  toll-free  telephone  hotlines  to  provide
information; AND
  (D) SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE THE FACT THAT THE PERSON SURRENDER-
ING  THE  INFANT  CAN  CHANGE  HIS  OR  HER  MIND  WITHIN  THE TIMEFRAME
PRESCRIBED BY THE LAW, AND MAY USE THE TOLL-FREE HOTLINE OR OTHER AVAIL-
ABLE MEANS TO RESCIND THEIR DECISION  TO  RECLAIM  THE  INFANT  IF  THEY
CHOOSE TO WITHIN THAT PRESCRIBED TIMEFRAME.
  2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM
CONTACTING, THROUGH ANY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, A PERSON WHO HAS AVAILED
HIMSELF OR HERSELF OF THE PROTECTIONS OF THE ABANDONED INFANT PROTECTION
ACT,  OR WHO HAS OTHERWISE SURRENDERED A CHILD TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILY SERVICES AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES WITH  THE  INTENT
OF RELINQUISHING HIS OR HER PARENTAL RIGHTS, UNLESS SUCH PERSON AFFIRMA-
TIVELY INITIATES THE CONTACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11968-02-1

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