Assembly Bill A6961A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6961 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7997
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-l, Ed L

2015-A6961 - Summary

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

2015-A6961 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6961

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred 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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2015-A6961A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7997
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §409-l, Ed L

2015-A6961A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A6961A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6961--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MILLER, BENEDETTO, SEPULVEDA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee
  on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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-l
to read as follows:
  S 409-L. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. 1. EVERY PUBLIC
SCHOOL INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL POST IN ENGLISH  AND  IN  SPANISH
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 SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO  THE
POSTING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  commissioner  of education is authorized to promulgate any and
all rules and regulations and  take  any  other  measures  necessary  to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10402-02-6

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