NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2121A

Senate Bill S2121A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry

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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 08, 2018	print number 2121a
May 08, 2018	amend and recommit to health
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
Jan 12, 2017	referred to health

Bill Amendments

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2017-S2121 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §390-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S8086
2019-2020: S940
2021-2022: S5443
2023-2024: S2213

2017-S2121 - Summary

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry.

2017-S2121 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2121 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2121
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the social  services  law,  in  relation  to  the  state
   reimbursement of county payments for certain document management soft-
   ware designed specifically for the child welfare industry

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
   (AA)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE FULL AMOUNT
 EXPENDED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO  PROVIDE  SERVICES  TO
 CHILDREN  WHO  ARE  THE  SUBJECT  OF  ABUSE,  NEGLECT  OR OTHER FORMS OF
 MALTREATMENT VIA  THE  USE  OF  DOCUMENT  MANAGEMENT  SOFTWARE  DESIGNED
 SPECIFICALLY  FOR  THE CHILD WELFARE INDUSTRY. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFT-
 WARE SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE  STATE  IF  THE  COUNTY  HAS  PREVIOUSLY
 PURCHASED OR INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUCH SOFTWARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, "DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN A DATABASE APPLICA-
 TION  THAT  UTILIZES  ADVANCED  DOCUMENT CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL
 TECHNOLOGY TO ESTABLISH A PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT BOTH WITHIN  THE  AGENCY
 AND IN THE FIELD. ANY COUNTY THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED SUCH SOFTWARE
 MUST SUPPLY ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING ANY RECEIPTS, THAT DETAILS
 SUCH  PURCHASE.  THE  STATE SHALL DISBURSE GRANTS, WHEN APPLICABLE, FROM
 THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07115-01-7

2017-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §390-l, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S8086
2019-2020: S940
2021-2022: S5443
2023-2024: S2213

2017-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry.

2017-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2121A

SPONSOR: O'MARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to the state reimbursement of county payments for certain document
management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide fiscal relief to counties who have purchased or will purchase
document management software designed specifically for the child welfare
industry.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Amends the social services law by adding a new paragraph (aa) to section
368-a of the social services law to require the State to reimburse coun-
ties if such county has previously purchased or intends to purchase
document management software designed specifically for the child welfare
industry.  Further defines "document managing software" as a database
application that utilizes advanced document capture, storage, and

retrieval technology to establish a paperless environment both within
the agency and in the field.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Local social services provide help to children who are the subject of
abuse, neglect or other forms of maltreatment. A case study of the
Chemung County Department of Social Services caseworkers found that only
21% of their time was spent in the field and the rest was being used on
documentation. After incorporating document management software, case-
workers were able to complete all the necessary documentation 91% fast-
er, which allowed them to spend more time with the children and families
that need their help. Reproducing these results throughout the state
could greatly improve a county's ability to serve children and families
in need.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined at this time. However, making the system more streamlined
and efficient will significantly increase worker productivity and lower
the active caseload burden on county's departments of social services.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S2121A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2121--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health 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 the state
   reimbursement of county payments for certain document management soft-
   ware designed specifically for the child welfare industry
 
   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
 390-l to read as follows:
   §  390-L.  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  DOCUMENT  MANAGEMENT   SOFTWARE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE STATE SHALL REIMBURSE A
 LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT THE FULL AMOUNT  EXPENDED  BY  THE  LOCAL
 SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  TO  PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE THE
 SUBJECT OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHER FORMS OF MALTREATMENT VIA THE USE  OF
 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHILD WELFARE
 INDUSTRY.  DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE
 IF THE COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED OR INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUCH SOFT-
 WARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DOCUMENT  MANAGEMENT  SOFTWARE"
 SHALL  MEAN  A  DATABASE  APPLICATION  THAT  UTILIZES  ADVANCED DOCUMENT
 CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL  TECHNOLOGY  TO  ESTABLISH  A  PAPERLESS
 ENVIRONMENT BOTH WITHIN THE AGENCY AND IN THE FIELD. ANY COUNTY THAT HAS
 PREVIOUSLY  PURCHASED  SUCH SOFTWARE MUST SUPPLY ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION,
 INCLUDING ANY RECEIPTS, THAT DETAILS  SUCH  PURCHASE.  THE  STATE  SHALL
 DISBURSE  GRANTS,  WHEN  APPLICABLE,  FROM  THE  GENERAL  FUND  FOR THIS
 PURPOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07115-02-8

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