senate Bill S3169

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to technological improvements to the statewide central register

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Jan 30, 2018 reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2018 referred to children and families
Mar 21, 2017 reported and committed to finance
Jan 20, 2017 referred to children and families

Votes

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Jan 30, 2018 - Children and Families committee Vote

S3169
6
0
committee
6
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Children and Families Committee Vote: Jan 30, 2018

aye (6)
excused (1)

Mar 21, 2017 - Children and Families committee Vote

S3169
7
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committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Children and Families Committee Vote: Mar 21, 2017

aye (7)

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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

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.

S3169 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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