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Assembly Bill A9437

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation

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2013-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7127
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง422-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3022, S2122
2017-2018: A2160, S665
2019-2020: S1539

2013-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disclosure of information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation.

2013-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 7127                                                  A. 9437

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

                             April 30, 2014
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and
  Families

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to disclosure of
  information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation

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

  Section  1.  Section  422-a  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,
ANY  DISCLOSURE  OF INFORMATION MADE BY A CITY OR COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO A GOOD FAITH BASIS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THIS TITLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14765-01-4

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