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Senate Bill S3169

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to technological improvements to the statewide central register

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2017-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §422, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7042
2015-2016: S399
2019-2020: S864

2017-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Improves child welfare investigations by improving the central register; requires calls made to the central register be recorded and such recording made part of any report of suspected child abuse or neglect.

2017-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3169
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, KENNEDY, MARCHIONE, YOUNG -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to technological
   improvements to the central register

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 422 of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
   (A-1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  NO  LATER
 THAN  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES AS PART OF THE CENTRAL REGISTER SHALL:
   (I) RECORD ALL VOICE CALLS MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER AND SHALL MAKE
 SUCH RECORDING A PART OF ANY REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT;
   (II) IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT SUCH VOICE RECORDING AS PART OF  THE  RECORD
 OF  AN  ALLEGATION  OF  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL
 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR INVESTIGATION; AND
   (III) MAINTAIN RECORDINGS OF ANY CALL THAT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A REPORT
 OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND ANY CALL  THAT  DID
 CONSTITUTE A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00357-01-7

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