| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 05, 2018 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S7655
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S7655 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S7655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7655
SPONSOR: PHILLIPS
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act, in relation to
admissible evidence in court proceedings to secure an order of
protection
PURPOSE:
To aid families and dependent adult children who have surpassed the age
of eligibility for child support, but have developmental disabilities
that necessitate a living allowance.
SUMMARY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph vii of subdivision (a) Section 1046 of the
Family Court Act to permit the waiver of privilege between a licensed
social worker and a client when introducing testimony in Family Court
for the purpose of securing an order of protection.
Section 2 establishes an effective date of 90 days after the bill
2017-S7655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7655
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sens. PHILLIPS, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and
Families
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to admissible evidence
in court proceedings to secure an order of protection
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (vii) of subdivision (a) of section 1046 of the
family court act, as amended by chapter 432 of the laws of 1993, is
amended to read as follows:
(vii) neither the privilege attaching to confidential communications
between husband and wife, as set forth in section forty-five hundred two
of the civil practice law and rules, nor the physician-patient and
related privileges, as set forth in section forty-five hundred four of
the civil practice law and rules, nor the psychologist-client privilege,
as set forth in section forty-five hundred seven of the civil practice
law and rules, nor the social worker-client privilege, as set forth in
section forty-five hundred eight of the civil practice law and rules,
nor the rape crisis counselor-client privilege, as set forth in section
forty-five hundred ten of the civil practice law and rules, shall be a
ground for excluding evidence which otherwise would be admissible.
SPECIFICALLY, THE SOCIAL WORKER-CLIENT PRIVILEGE SHALL NOT BE A GROUND
FOR EXCLUDING EVIDENCE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT
HEARING TO SECURE AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13686-01-7
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