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Assembly Bill A7700B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the duty of mandated reporters to report an incident when there are multiple reporters with direct knowledge of such incident

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2017-A7700 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6773
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2756
2021-2022: A2060
2023-2024: A5697

2017-A7700 - Summary

Requires that mandated reporters who are multiple reporters who have direct knowledge of the same reportable incident shall be required to report such incident unless they know the report has already been made by another mandated reporter.

2017-A7700 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7700
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to the duty of
   mandated reporters to report  an  incident  when  there  are  multiple
   reporters with direct knowledge of such incident

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1)  WHERE  MULTIPLE  REPORTERS  HAVE  DIRECT  KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAME
 REPORTABLE INCIDENT OR HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO  SUSPECT  SUCH  INCIDENT
 HAS  OCCURRED,  EACH  MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO REPORT SUCH INCI-
 DENT, UNLESS HE OR SHE KNOWS THAT THE REPORT HAS ALREADY  BEEN  MADE  BY
 ANOTHER  MANDATED  REPORTER  AND  THAT  HE OR SHE HAS BEEN NAMED IN THAT
 REPORT AS A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH INCIDENT.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of  section  491  of  the  social
 services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  [A]  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPH  (B-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION , A mandated reporter  who  knowingly  and  willfully  fails  to
 report  a  case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons'
 central register may be subject to termination, subject to any  applica-
 ble  collective bargaining agreement. Any person or official required by
 this article to report a case of  suspected  abuse  or  neglect  to  the
 vulnerable  persons'  central register who knowingly and willfully fails
 to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately  caused  by
 such failure.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11569-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A7700A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6773
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2756
2021-2022: A2060
2023-2024: A5697

2017-A7700A - Summary

Requires that mandated reporters who are multiple reporters who have direct knowledge of the same reportable incident shall be required to report such incident unless they know the report has already been made by another mandated reporter.

2017-A7700A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7700--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, GUNTHER, SEPULVEDA, SANTABARBARA -- read
   once  and  referred  to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported and
   referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  the  duty  of
   mandated  reporters  to  report  an  incident  when there are multiple
   reporters with direct knowledge of such incident
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) WHERE MULTIPLE REPORTERS  HAVE  DIRECT  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  SAME
 REPORTABLE  INCIDENT  OR  HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT SUCH INCIDENT
 HAS OCCURRED, EACH MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO  REPORT  SUCH  INCI-
 DENT,  UNLESS  HE OR SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE REPORT HAS ALREADY
 BEEN MADE BY ANOTHER MANDATED REPORTER AND THAT HE OR SHE HAS BEEN NAMED
 IN THAT REPORT AS A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH INCIDENT.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of  section  491  of  the  social
 services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  [A]  EXCEPT  AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION , A mandated reporter who knowingly and willfully fails  to
 report  a  case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons'
 central register may be subject to termination, subject to any  applica-
 ble  collective bargaining agreement. Any person or official required by
 this article to report a case of  suspected  abuse  or  neglect  to  the
 vulnerable  persons'  central register who knowingly and willfully fails
 to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately  caused  by
 such failure.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2017-A7700B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6773
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §491, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2756
2021-2022: A2060
2023-2024: A5697

2017-A7700B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that mandated reporters who are multiple reporters who have direct knowledge of the same reportable incident shall be required to report such incident unless they know the report has already been made by another mandated reporter.

2017-A7700B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7700--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BARRETT, GUNTHER, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health -- reported and referred to
   the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Codes 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 social services law, in  relation  to  the  duty  of
   mandated  reporters  to  report  an  incident  when there are multiple
   reporters with direct knowledge of such incident
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) WHERE MULTIPLE REPORTERS  HAVE  DIRECT  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  SAME
 REPORTABLE  INCIDENT  OR  HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT SUCH INCIDENT
 HAS OCCURRED, EACH MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO  REPORT  SUCH  INCI-
 DENT,  UNLESS  HE OR SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE REPORT HAS ALREADY
 BEEN MADE BY ANOTHER MANDATED REPORTER.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of  section  491  of  the  social
 services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  [A]  EXCEPT  AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION , A mandated reporter who knowingly and willfully fails  to
 report  a  case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons'
 central register may be subject to termination, subject to any  applica-
 ble  collective bargaining agreement. Any person or official required by
 this article to report a case of  suspected  abuse  or  neglect  to  the
 vulnerable  persons'  central register who knowingly and willfully fails
 to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately  caused  by
 such failure.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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