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Assembly Bill A7629

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the office of children and family services and its authorized agencies to provide surveillance cameras

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2017-A7629 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §380-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3412

2017-A7629 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of children and family services and its authorized agencies to provide surveillance cameras.

2017-A7629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7629
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
   office of children and family services and authorized agencies of  the
   office of children and family services to provide surveillance cameras

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 380-a to read as follows:
   §  380-A. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. 1. (A) SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND
 CAPABILITY SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ALL PUBLIC COMMON AREAS INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO, ALL COMMON LIVING AREAS, DINING AREAS, HALLWAYS, CLASS-
 ROOMS AND TIME-OUT ROOMS IN ALL GROUP HOMES, RESIDENTIAL AND DAY SCHOOLS
 AND PROGRAMS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, FUNDED OR OPERATED BY  THE  OFFICE  OF
 CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES AND ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY OF THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   (B) ALL PUBLIC COMMON AREAS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL  COMMON
 LIVING AREAS, DINING AREAS, HALLWAYS, CLASSROOMS AND TIME-OUT ROOMS OF A
 FACILITY  PROVIDING  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  TO  YOUTH  OR  CHILDREN SHALL BE
 EQUIPPED WITH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITH SOUND CAPABILITY.
   2. IN ALL RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES STATEWIDE,  FOR  CHILDREN  CERTIFIED,
 LICENSED,  FUNDED  OR  OPERATED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS MAY BE PLACED IN A CHILD'S, AGE  THIRTEEN
 OR  YOUNGER,  ROOM AT THE REQUEST OF AND WITH THE CONSENT OF THE CHILD'S
 PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND ONLY IF  THE  CHILD  IS  IN  A  SINGLE  OCCUPANCY
 BEDROOM.
   3. ANY PROVIDER THAT FAILS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL  BE SUBJECTED TO A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY OF NONCOM-
 PLIANCES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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