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                                   5019
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. BARCLAY, SALKA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  addi-
   tional investigation of certain claims of abuse or maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as
 added by chapter 1039 of the  laws  of  1973,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  upon  the  receipt  of  each  written report made pursuant to this
 title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register
 of child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven  days
 after  receipt of the initial report, the child protective service shall
 send a preliminary written report of the initial investigation,  includ-
 ing  evaluation  and actions taken or contemplated, to the state central
 register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft-
 er in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation  to
 the  end  that  the  state  central  register is kept fully informed and
 up-to-date concerning the handling of reports; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 WHEN THREE OR MORE REPORTS ARE MADE RELATING TO THE SAME PERSON RELATING
 TO  THE ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT OF A CHILD, INCLUDING UNFOUNDED AND CLOSED
 CASES NOT FOUND TO BE MISTAKEN OR FALSE REPORTS, SUCH  PERSON  SHALL  BE
 INVESTIGATED  AND EVALUATED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
 FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST REPORT;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02471-01-9