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Senate Bill S6639

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in public and charter schools

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2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง409-l, Ed L

2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in public and charter schools.

2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6639

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  posting  the  child
  abuse hotline telephone number in schools

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  409-1
to read as follows:
  S  409-1. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. 1. EACH PUBLIC
SCHOOL AND CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL POST IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE LOCATION IN  A
PUBLIC  AREA OF THE SCHOOL THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS A SIGN
IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH THAT CONTAINS THE TOLL-FREE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER
OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY SERVICES TO RECEIVE
REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY-TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND DIRECTIONS FOR  ACCESSING  THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WEBSITE.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING THE SIZE
AND LOCATION OF THE SIGN REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE 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.
                                                           LBD10402-01-5

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