Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
May 07, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 02, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 01, 2018 |
1st report cal.933 |
Apr 11, 2018 |
print number 5724a |
Apr 11, 2018 |
referred to children and families |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 20, 2017 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2042 |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
Apr 27, 2017 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S5724A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S5724 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §424, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S6326
2015-2016: S3121
2017-S5724 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5724 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to interviewing a potentially abused child PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Enacts "Abdifatah's Law" to require the subject of a report of suspected child abuse not be interviewed in the presence of any other person named in the report. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. The provision is meant to stop the practice of interviewing victims in the presence of the potential abuser, which is contrary to all accepted child welfare practice, and will likely save children's lives. EXISTING LAW : Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 424 according to the current statute, under the "differential response" approach to child protection investigations, investigative teams typically conduct their interviews of allegedly neglected and abused children in the
2017-S5724 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5724 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 interviewing a potentially abused child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 424 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) upon receipt of such report, commence or cause the appropriate society for the prevention of cruelty to children to commence, within twenty-four hours, an appropriate investigation which shall include an evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report and any other children in the same home and a determination of the risk to such children if they continue to remain in the existing home environment, as well as a determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition enumerated in such report and the name, age and condition of other chil- dren in the home, and, after seeing to the safety of the child or chil- dren, forthwith notify the subjects of the report and other persons named in the report in writing of the existence of the report and their respective rights pursuant to this title in regard to amendment. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE ALLEGED CHILD VICTIM OF SUCH REPORT SHALL NOT BE INTERVIEWED IN THE PRESENCE OF ANY OTHER PERSON NAMED IN THE REPORT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09329-01-7
2017-S5724A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §424, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S6326
2015-2016: S3121
2017-S5724A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5724A SPONSOR: GOLDEN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to interviewing a potentially abused child PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amend the social services law to require the subject of a report of suspected child abuse not be interviewed in the presence of any other person named in the report. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the social services law such that an alleged victim of child abuse shall not be interviewed in the presence of any other person named in the report. Section 2 of the bill provides that this act shall take effect imme- diately.
2017-S5724A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5724--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families 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 interviewing a potentially abused child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 424 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: (a) upon receipt of such report, commence or cause the appropriate society for the prevention of cruelty to children to commence, within twenty-four hours, an appropriate investigation which shall include an evaluation of the environment of the child named in the report and any other children in the same home and a determination of the risk to such children if they continue to remain in the existing home environment, as well as a determination of the nature, extent and cause of any condition enumerated in such report and the name, age and condition of other chil- dren in the home, and, after seeing to the safety of the child or chil- dren, forthwith notify the subjects of the report and other persons named in the report in writing of the existence of the report and their respective rights pursuant to this title in regard to amendment. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE ALLEGED CHILD VICTIM OF SUCH REPORT SHALL NOT BE INTERVIEWED IN THE PRESENCE OF ANY OTHER PERSON NAMED IN THE REPORT; § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09329-02-8
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