S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6067
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO,
FRIEND, MORINELLO, SMULLEN, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the state
reimbursement of county payments for certain document management soft-
ware designed specifically for the child welfare industry
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
390-n to read as follows:
§ 390-N. STATE REIMBURSEMENT FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE STATE SHALL REIMBURSE A
LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT THE FULL AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE LOCAL
SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE THE
SUBJECT OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHER FORMS OF MALTREATMENT VIA THE USE OF
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHILD WELFARE
INDUSTRY. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE
IF THE COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED OR INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUCH SOFT-
WARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE"
SHALL MEAN A DATABASE APPLICATION THAT UTILIZES ADVANCED DOCUMENT
CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY TO ESTABLISH A PAPERLESS
ENVIRONMENT BOTH WITHIN THE AGENCY AND IN THE FIELD. ANY COUNTY THAT HAS
PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED SUCH SOFTWARE MUST SUPPLY ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION,
INCLUDING ANY RECEIPTS, THAT DETAILS SUCH PURCHASE. THE STATE SHALL
DISBURSE GRANTS, WHEN APPLICABLE, FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04413-01-5
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