S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9947
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 26, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing relief
on statewide central register clearance fees for tax exempt organiza-
tions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 424-a of the
social services law, as amended by section 1 of part R of chapter 58 of
the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(f) The office of children and family services shall charge a fee of
twenty-five dollars when it conducts a search of its records within the
statewide central register for child abuse or maltreatment in accordance
with this section or regulations of the office to determine whether an
applicant for employment is the subject of an indicated child abuse or
maltreatment report including an applicant to be a child day care
provider and a request made pursuant to subdivision six of this section.
THE FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL NOT APPLY TO TAX-EXEMPT
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS REGISTERED AS A FEDERAL 501 C(3)
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. Such fees shall be deposited in a special
revenue - other account and shall be made available to the office for
costs incurred in the implementation of this section.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14987-01-2