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Assembly Bill A7024

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to guardianship and custody of destitute or dependent children

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2013-A7024 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง384-b, Soc Serv L

2013-A7024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to guardianship and custody of destitute or dependent children.

2013-A7024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7024

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, JORDAN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to guardianship and
  custody of destitute or dependent children

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
section 384-b of the social services law, as added by chapter 7  of  the
laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii)  the  child  has  been found to be an abused child, as defined in
paragraph (iii) of subdivision (e) of section ten hundred twelve of  the
family  court act, as a result of such parent's acts; provided, however,
the respondent must have committed or knowingly allowed to be  committed
a  felony  sex  offense  as  defined in sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.35,
130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67, 130.70,  130.75  [and],  130.80,
130.95 AND 130.96 of the penal law and, for the purposes of this section
the  corroboration  requirements  contained  in  the penal law shall not
apply to proceedings under this section; or
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10571-01-3

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