Bill Text: NY A03884 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires additional investigation when three or more claims of abuse or maltreatment of a child are made relating to the same person; requires such person to be investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years from the date of the last report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-06 - held for consideration in children and families [A03884 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A03884-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3884
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 30, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BUTLER, CROUCH, DiPIETRO,
          KOLB, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MONTESANO, WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
          M.  of A.   HAWLEY, OAKS -- 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:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as
     2  added by chapter 1039 of the  laws  of  1973,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    3.  upon  the  receipt  of  each  written report made pursuant to this
     5  title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register
     6  of child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven  days
     7  after  receipt of the initial report, the child protective service shall
     8  send a preliminary written report of the initial investigation,  includ-
     9  ing  evaluation  and actions taken or contemplated, to the state central
    10  register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft-
    11  er in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation  to
    12  the  end  that  the  state  central  register is kept fully informed and
    13  up-to-date concerning the handling of reports; provided,  however,  that
    14  when three or more reports are made relating to the same person relating
    15  to  the abuse or maltreatment of a child, including unfounded and closed
    16  cases not found to be mistaken or false reports, such  person  shall  be
    17  investigated  and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years
    18  from the date of the last report;
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    20  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
    21  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
    22  necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
    23  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
    24  effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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