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                                   4085
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB,  BRABENEC,  LAWRENCE  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law  and  the  social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  changing the date the justice center shall report by and
   the contents of such report

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of
 section 559 of the executive law, as added by section 3  of  part  A  of
 chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   To report to the governor and the legislature, on or before [November]
 JANUARY  FIRST  AND  JULY  first  of  each  year, on matters which shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 559 of the executive law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) TO UPDATE THE JUSTICE CENTER'S WEBSITE ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH DATA
 REGARDING  THE  NUMBER  OF  REPORTS  RECEIVED BY THE VULNERABLE PERSONS'
 CENTRAL REGISTER, THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE CASES, THE  NUMBER
 OF ACTIVE CRIMINAL CASES, AND THE NUMBER OF CLOSED INVESTIGATIONS.
   § 3. Section 560 of the executive law, as added by section 3 of part A
 of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   §  560.  [Annual]  BI-ANNUAL report. The justice center shall make [an
 annual  report]  BI-ANNUAL  REPORTS  to  the  governor  and  legislature
 concerning  its  work  during  the  preceding year. Such report shall be
 posted on the justice center's website and  shall  be  provided  to  the
 independent  agency  designated  pursuant  to subdivision (b) of section
 five hundred fifty-eight of this article. It shall include, but  not  be
 limited to, data regarding the number of reports received by the vulner-
 able persons' central register, CURRENT NUMBER OF ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVES-
 TIGATIONS,   results  of  investigations  by  types  of  facilities  and
 programs, NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS  TO  DATE,  THE  NAMES  OF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 FACILITIES  PROVIDING  THE  SUSPECT  CARE,  types  of corrective actions
 taken, results of its review of patterns and trends in the reporting  of
 and  response to reportable incidents and its recommendations for appro-
 priate preventive and corrective actions, and efforts undertaken by such
 justice  center  to  provide  training  pursuant  to subdivision four of
 section five hundred fifty-three of this article.
   § 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3  of  section  492  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)  (I)  Whenever  a telephone call or electronic transmission to the
 vulnerable persons' central register alleges  an  act  or  circumstances
 that  may  constitute  a  criminal  offense [or an immediate threat to a
 vulnerable person's health,  safety  or  welfare],  the  register  shall
 convey, by the most expedient means available, the information contained
 in  such  call or transmission to the appropriate law enforcement agency
 or district attorney [and, to  the  extent  necessary,  the  appropriate
 emergency responder,] and the state oversight agency.
   (II)  WHENEVER  A  TELEPHONE  CALL  TO THE VULNERABLE PERSON'S CENTRAL
 REGISTER ALLEGES AN ACT OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY CONSTITUTE AN  IMMEDI-
 ATE  THREAT  TO  A  VULNERABLE  PERSON'S HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE, THE
 REGISTER SHALL CONNECT THE CALLER TO 911.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.