S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the New York city administrative code, in relation to
the child fatality review advisory team report
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 17-191 of the administrative code
of the city of New York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of
New York for the year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
a. For purposes of this section, the term "child fatality" shall mean
the death of any person in the city of New York under the age of thir-
teen [where (1) the death is unanticipated, (2) the death is the result
of trauma, or (3) the circumstances of the death are suspicious, obscure
or otherwise unexplained]; provided, however, that such term shall not
include the death of any person under the age of thirteen where such
death is the subject of a pending criminal investigation, prosecution or
appeal.
S 2. Subdivision i of section 17-191 of the administrative code of the
city of New York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of New
York for the year 2005, is amended to read as follows:
i. The child fatality review advisory team shall submit to the mayor,
the speaker of the city council and the public advocate, annually, a
report including, but not limited to, [the number of child fatality
cases which occurred in the city of New York during the previous year;
statistics regarding the causes of child fatalities; specific non-iden-
tifying data with respect to the victims of child fatalities, such as
gender, age and race, and, if available, religion and ethnicity; statis-
tics regarding the location of child fatalities, disaggregated by
borough; and recommendations regarding ways to decrease the future inci-
dence of child fatalities in the city of New York] (1) THE CAUSE OF
DEATH, WHETHER FROM NATURAL OR OTHER CAUSES, (2) IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PROTECTIVE OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED OR ACTIONS TAKEN REGARDING SUCH
CHILD AND HIS OR HER FAMILY, (3) ANY EXTRAORDINARY OR PERTINENT INFORMA-
TION CONCERNING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CHILD'S DEATH, (4) WHETHER THE
CHILD OR THE CHILD'S FAMILY HAD RECEIVED ASSISTANCE, CARE OR SERVICES
FROM THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT PRIOR TO SUCH CHILD'S DEATH, (5) ANY
ACTION OR FURTHER INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OR BY THE
LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SINCE THE DEATH OF THE CHILD, AND (6) AS
APPROPRIATE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LOCAL OR STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OR POLICY
CHANGES.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.