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Assembly Bill A9214

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Makes institutions, schools, facilities or agencies ineligible for any real property tax exempt status when an employee knowingly and willfully fails to report abuse

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2011-A9214 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง420, Soc Serv L

2011-A9214 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes certain institutions, schools, facilities, or agencies ineligible for any real property tax exempt status when an employee knowingly and willfully fails to report child abuse.

2011-A9214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9214

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  making  certain
  institutions, schools, facilities, or agencies ineligible for any real
  property  tax  exempt  status when an employee knowingly and willfully
  fails to report child abuse

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

  Section 1. Section 420 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  ANY  PERSON,  OFFICIAL  OR  INSTITUTION  REQUIRED BY THIS TITLE TO
REPORT A CASE OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT WHO KNOWINGLY AND
WILLFULLY FAILS TO DO SO AND ANY MEDICAL  OR  OTHER  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE
INSTITUTION,  SCHOOL,  FACILITY  OR  AGENCY  WHICH  EMPLOYS  A PERSON OR
PERSONS WHO FAIL TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR  MALTREATMENT  SHALL
BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPT STATUS PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE  FOUR  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. THE LENGTH OF SUCH INELIGI-
BILITY SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13913-01-2

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