NY State Senate Bill 2015-S399A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2016	print number 399a
Jan 08, 2016	amend and recommit to children and families
Jan 06, 2016	referred to children and families
Jan 07, 2015	referred to children and families

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2015-S399 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §422, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7042
2017-2018: S3169
2019-2020: S864

2015-S399 - Summary

Improves child welfare investigations by improving the central register; requires calls made to the central register be recorded and such recording made part of any report of suspected child abuse or neglect.

2015-S399 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S399

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to technological improvements to the central register

 PURPOSE :

This bill would require the Office of Children and Family Services to
record all phone calls made to the central register and include this
recording in any report of suspected child abuse or neglect.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the social services law to require calls made to the
central register be recorded and such recording made part of any
report of suspected child abuse or neglect. This section also requires
that all recordings that did not constitute a report of child abuse or
neglect be maintained for at least two years and those that did
constitute a report of child abuse or neglect be maintained for at
least five years.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The central register was established as part of the Child Protective

Services Act of 1973 to encourage more complete reporting of child
abuse and maltreatment. There have been few enhancements to the system
in the forty years since its creation. This bill requires the Office
of Children and Family Services to record all calls made to the
central register. The recording must be transmitted as part of the
record of an allegation of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate
local child protective services agency for investigation.  This will
make it easier for child protection workers to investigate reports
made to the central register. This bill also requires the Office of
Children and Family Services to maintain recordings of any call that
did not constitute a report of child abuse or neglect for at least two
years and any call that did constitute a report of child abuse or
neglect for at least five years.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14: S.7042 Referred to Children and Families

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

The Office of Children and Family Services would be required to invest
resources into improvements to the central register.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on January 1, 2017.

2015-S399 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   399

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
  and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  technological
  improvements to the central register

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 422 of the social services law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO LATER
THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES AS PART OF THE CENTRAL REGISTER SHALL:
  (I) RECORD ALL VOICE CALLS MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER AND SHALL MAKE
SUCH RECORDING A PART OF ANY REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT;
  (II)  IMMEDIATELY  TRANSMIT SUCH VOICE RECORDING AS PART OF THE RECORD
OF AN ALLEGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT  TO  THE  APPROPRIATE  LOCAL
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR INVESTIGATION; AND
  (III) MAINTAIN RECORDINGS OF ANY CALL THAT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A REPORT
OF  CHILD  ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND ANY CALL THAT DID
CONSTITUTE A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01158-01-5

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2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §422, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7042
2017-2018: S3169
2019-2020: S864

2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S399A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to technological
improvements to the central register

 PURPOSE :

This bill would require the Office of Children and Family Services to
record all phone calls made to the central register and include this
recording in any report of suspected child abuse or neglect.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends the social services law to require calls made to the
central register be recorded and such recording made part of any
report of suspected child abuse or neglect. This section also requires
that all recordings that did not constitute a report of child abuse or
neglect be maintained for at least two years and those that did
constitute a report of child abuse or neglect be maintained for at
least five years.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The central register was established as part of the Child Protective
Services Act of 1973 to encourage more complete reporting of child
abuse and maltreatment. There have been few enhancements to the system
in the forty years since its creation. This bill requires the Office
of Children and Family Services to record all calls made to the
central register. The recording must be transmitted as part of the
record of an allegation of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate
local child protective services agency for investigation.  This will
make it easier for child protection workers to investigate reports
made to the central register.

This bill also requires the Office of Children and Family Services to
maintain recordings of any call that did not constitute a report of
child abuse or neglect for at least two years and any call that did
constitute a report of child abuse or neglect for at least five years.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14: S.7042 Referred to Children and Families

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

The Office of Children and Family Services would be required to invest
resources into improvements to the central register.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on January 1, 2018.

2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 399--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, KENNEDY, LATIMER, PANEPINTO, YOUNG
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee
  on  Children  and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to technological
  improvements to the central register

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 422 of the social services law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
  (A-1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  NO  LATER
THAN  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES AS PART OF THE CENTRAL REGISTER SHALL:
  (I) RECORD ALL VOICE CALLS MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER AND SHALL MAKE
SUCH RECORDING A PART OF ANY REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT;
  (II) IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT SUCH VOICE RECORDING AS PART OF  THE  RECORD
OF  AN  ALLEGATION  OF  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR INVESTIGATION; AND
  (III) MAINTAIN RECORDINGS OF ANY CALL THAT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A REPORT
OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND ANY CALL  THAT  DID
CONSTITUTE A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01158-02-6

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2015-S399 - Bill Text download pdf

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2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S399A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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