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May 03, 2022 | print number 6792a |
May 03, 2022 | amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to children and families |
Apr 08, 2021 | referred to children and families |
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Co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Nader sayegh
Al Taylor
Richard Gottfried
A6792 - Details
A6792 - Summary
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
A6792 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6792 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, COOK, SAYEGH, TAYLOR, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring child protective services to orally disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 424-d to read as follows: § 424-D. DISCLOSURE FORM. AT THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH A PARENT OR CARETAKER WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES INVESTIGATION, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES SHALL ORALLY DISSEMINATE IN PLAIN LANGUAGE TO THE PARENT OR CARETAKER INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARENT OR CARETAKER'S RIGHTS DURING SUCH INVESTIGATION AND SHALL DOCU- MENT IN THE CASE RECORD THAT SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PARENT OR CARETAKER. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS NOT REQUIRED, UNLESS COURT ORDERED, TO PERMIT THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE TO ENTER THE RESI- DENCE OF THE PARENT OR CARETAKER; 2. THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENTITLED TO BE INFORMED OF THE ALLEGA- TIONS BEING INVESTIGATED; 3. THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS NOT REQUIRED, UNLESS COURT ORDERED, TO SPEAK WITH THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE, AND ANY STATE- MENT MADE BY THE PARENT, CARETAKER OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBER MAY BE USED AGAINST THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT PROCEED- ING; 4. THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENTITLED TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTOR- NEY AND TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT WHEN THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Nader sayegh
Al Taylor
Richard Gottfried
A6792A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6792A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
A6792A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6792--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, COOK, SAYEGH, TAYLOR, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, EPSTEIN, JACKSON, CRUZ, BURGOS, JEAN-PIERRE, QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring child protective services to disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investi- gation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 424-c to read as follows: § 424-C. INFORMATION REGARDING PARENT OR CARETAKER'S RIGHTS. A PARENT OR CARETAKER HAS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR RIGHTS AT THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT DURING A CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATION. 1. AT THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH A PARENT OR CARETAKER, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES SHALL ORALLY AND IN WRITING DISSEMINATE, IN THE PARENT OR CARETAKER'S PREFERRED LANGUAGE, INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARENT OR CARETAKER'S RIGHTS DURING SUCH INVESTIGATION AND SHALL DOCU- MENT IN THE CASE RECORD THAT SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PARENT OR CARETAKER. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (A) THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS NOT REQUIRED, UNLESS COURT ORDERED, TO PERMIT THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE TO ENTER THE RESI- DENCE OF THE PARENT OR CARETAKER; (B) THE PARENT OR CARETAKER WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE INVESTIGATION IS ENTITLED TO BE INFORMED OF THE ALLEGATIONS BEING INVESTIGATED; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10274-07-2 A. 6792--A 2