Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2018 |
print number 6773a |
May 31, 2018 |
amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 21, 2017 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2144 |
Jun 16, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6773A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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-S6773 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7700
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §491, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A2756
2021-2022: A2060
2023-2024: A5697
2017-S6773 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6773 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty of mandated reporters to report an incident when there are multiple reporters with direct knowledge of such incident PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to reduce duplicate alleged incident reports made to the Justice Center by mandated reporters. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would discharge a mandated reporter from the statutory reporting obligation in circumstances where he or she knows that someone else has already reported the same incident to the Vulnerable Persons' Central Register and they have been named as a witness in the reported incident. The bill would also prevent a mandated reporter from facing any penalties or other consequences for failure to report an alleged incident, as long as the provisions described above can be applied. JUSTIFICATION : Mandated reporters who are employed by a state agency which is monitored by the Justice Center are statutorily required to report an
2017-S6773 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6773 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty of mandated reporters to report an incident when there are multiple reporters with direct knowledge of such incident THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows: (B-1) WHERE MULTIPLE REPORTERS HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAME REPORTABLE INCIDENT OR HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT SUCH INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, EACH MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO REPORT SUCH INCI- DENT, UNLESS HE OR SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE REPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE BY ANOTHER MANDATED REPORTER AND THAT HE OR SHE HAS BEEN NAMED IN THAT REPORT AS A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH INCIDENT. § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 491 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (b) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION , A mandated reporter who knowingly and willfully fails to report a case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons' central register may be subject to termination, subject to any applica- ble collective bargaining agreement. Any person or official required by this article to report a case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons' central register who knowingly and willfully fails to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by such failure. § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11569-03-7
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S6773A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7700
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §491, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
A2756
2021-2022: A2060
2023-2024: A5697
2017-S6773A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6773A SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty of mandated reporters to report an incident when there are multiple reporters with direct knowledge of such incident PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to reduce duplicate alleged incident reports made to the Justice Center by mandated reporters. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would discharge a mandated reporter from the statutory report- ing obligation in circumstances where he or she knows that someone else has already reported the same incident to the Vulnerable Persons' Central Register and they have been named as a witness in the reported incident. The bill would also prevent a mandated reporter from facing any penalties or other consequences for failure to report an alleged incident, as long as the provisions described above can be applied.
2017-S6773A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6773--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the duty of mandated reporters to report an incident when there are multiple reporters with direct knowledge of such incident THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 491 of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows: (B-1) WHERE MULTIPLE REPORTERS HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAME REPORTABLE INCIDENT OR HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT SUCH INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, EACH MANDATED REPORTER IS REQUIRED TO REPORT SUCH INCI- DENT, UNLESS HE OR SHE REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE REPORT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE BY ANOTHER MANDATED REPORTER. § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 491 of the social services law, as added by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (b) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION , A mandated reporter who knowingly and willfully fails to report a case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons' central register may be subject to termination, subject to any applica- ble collective bargaining agreement. Any person or official required by this article to report a case of suspected abuse or neglect to the vulnerable persons' central register who knowingly and willfully fails to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages proximately caused by such failure. § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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