Senate Bill S5388

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring child protective services to document home visits with photographs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S5388 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7728
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§421 & 372, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5943, A3821
2015-2016: S753, A6366
2017-2018: S1835, A1028
2019-2020: S574

2011-S5388 - Summary

Requires child protective services to document home visits as part of a treatment plan, supervision and monitoring, pursuant to a court order, or on an emergency basis with photographs.

2011-S5388 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5388 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 5388                                                  A. 7728

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. GOLDEN, FUSCHILLO, JOHNSON, KRUGER,
  MARTINS, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN, SCARBOROUGH, COOK, MENG,
  P. RIVERA, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  BING, BRENNAN, CERETTO, CROUCH, DUPREY, GUNTHER, McLAUGHLIN, SALADINO,
  SCHIMEL  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Children and
  Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  child
  protective services to document home visits with photographs

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "Marchella
Pierce's Law".
  S  2.    Subdivision  3  of section 421 of the social services law, as
amended by chapter 718 of the laws of 1986, paragraph (a) as amended  by
chapter  110 of the laws of 1989 and the closing paragraph as amended by
chapter 320 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  3. promulgate regulations setting forth requirements for the  perform-
ance  by  local  social  services  departments  of the duties and powers
imposed and conferred upon them by the provisions of this title  and  of
article  ten  of  the family court act. Such regulations shall establish
uniform requirements for the investigation of reports of child abuse  or
maltreatment  under  this  title. The department shall also issue guide-
lines which shall set forth the circumstances or conditions under which:
  (a) personal contact shall be made with the child named in the  report
and  any  other  children  in the same household, including interviewing
such child or children absent the subject of the report whenever  possi-
ble and appropriate;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10668-03-1

              

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2011-S5388A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7728
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§421 & 372, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5943, A3821
2015-2016: S753, A6366
2017-2018: S1835, A1028
2019-2020: S574

2011-S5388A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires child protective services to document home visits as part of a treatment plan, supervision and monitoring, pursuant to a court order, or on an emergency basis with photographs.

2011-S5388A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5388A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 5388--A                                            A. 7728--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens. GOLDEN, ALESI, FUSCHILLO, JOHNSON,
  KRUGER, MARTINS, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Children and Families --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN, SCARBOROUGH, COOK, MENG,
  P. RIVERA, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, RAIA, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
  of  A.  BING,  BRENNAN,  CERETTO, CROUCH, DUPREY, GUNTHER, McLAUGHLIN,
  SALADINO, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Chil-
  dren  and  Families  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  child
  protective services to document home visits with photographs

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "Marchella
Pierce's Law".
  S  2.    Subdivision  3  of section 421 of the social services law, as
amended by chapter 718 of the laws of 1986, paragraph (a) as amended  by
chapter  110 of the laws of 1989 and the closing paragraph as amended by
chapter 320 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  3. promulgate regulations setting forth requirements for the  perform-
ance  by  local  social  services  departments  of the duties and powers
imposed and conferred upon them by the provisions of this title  and  of
article  ten  of  the family court act. Such regulations shall establish
uniform requirements for the investigation of reports of child abuse  or
maltreatment  under  this  title. The department shall also issue guide-
lines which shall set forth the circumstances or conditions under which:
  (a) personal contact shall be made with the child named in the  report
and  any  other  children  in the same household, including interviewing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10668-04-1
              

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