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Assembly Bill A2160

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation

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2017-A2160 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S665
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §422-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9437, S7127
2015-2016: A3022, S2122
2019-2020: S1539

2017-A2160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disclosure of information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation.

2017-A2160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2160
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  disclosure  of
   information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 422-a of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION MADE BY A CITY OR COUNTY  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO A GOOD FAITH BASIS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
 BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00952-01-7

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