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Assembly Bill A4055

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to reports of abuse or neglect of children in residential facilities or programs

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2013-A4055 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §424-c, Soc Serv L; amd §45.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9545

2013-A4055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reports of abuse or neglect of children in residential facilities or programs; requires the commissioner of children and family services to give telephone notice and immediately forward a copy of reports which involve suspected physical injury or sexual abuse of a child or the death of a child to the appropriate local law enforcement.

2013-A4055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4055

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WEISENBERG, DUPREY, GIGLIO, TITONE, GABRYSZAK,
  ROSENTHAL, ROBINSON, McKEVITT, GUNTHER, TITUS, GIBSON,  JAFFEE,  SWEE-
  NEY,  ROBERTS,  STEVENSON, COLTON, LAVINE, MONTESANO, BARRON, MILLMAN,
  HEVESI, LOSQUADRO, CASTRO, McDONOUGH, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,  BOYLAND,  BRAUNSTEIN, CORWIN, CRESPO, CROUCH,
  HEASTIE, HIKIND, MARKEY, RA, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law and the mental hygiene  law,  in
  relation  to  reports of abuse or neglect in residential facilities or
  programs

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

  Section  1.    Subdivisions  6, 7 and 8 of section 424-c of the social
services law are renumbered subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 and a  new  subdivi-
sion 6 is added to read as follows:
  6.  GIVE  TELEPHONE  NOTICE  AND FORWARD IMMEDIATELY A COPY OF REPORTS
MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  TWELVE-A  OF  THIS  TITLE  WHICH
INVOLVE AN ABUSED CHILD IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B),
(C)  OR  (D) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE-A OF THIS
TITLE TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.  A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY MAY AFFORD THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AN OPPORTU-
NITY TO CONDUCT ANY RESULTING INVESTIGATION  JOINTLY.    THE  LOCAL  LAW
ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY MAY REQUEST IN WRITING ADDITIONAL REPORTS, AND SHALL
SPECIFY THE KINDS OF ALLEGATIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE AND COPIES OF  REPORTS
SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION. NOTHING WITHIN THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL PROHIBIT THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES
FROM  CONSULTING  WITH  LOCAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  ON  ANY  CHILD ABUSE OR
MALTREATMENT REPORT;
  S 2. Subparagraphs f, g and h of paragraph 2  of  subdivision  (c)  of
section  45.07 of the mental hygiene law are relettered subparagraphs g,
h and i and a new subparagraph f is added to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07648-01-3

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