Bill Text: NY A04681 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4681 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Reimburses counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-05 - held for consideration in children and families [A04681 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04681-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4681
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 3, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. PALMESANO, CASTORINA, RAIA, FRIEND, BLANKENBUSH,
          GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MORINELLO, OAKS -- read  once
          and referred to the Committee on Social Services
        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:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law
     2  is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
     3    (aa) Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  law,  the  full  amount
     4  expended  by  the  local social services district to provide services to
     5  children who are the  subject  of  abuse,  neglect  or  other  forms  of
     6  maltreatment  via  the  use  of  document  management  software designed
     7  specifically for the child welfare industry. Document  management  soft-
     8  ware  shall  be  reimbursed  by  the  state if the county has previously
     9  purchased or intends to purchase such software. For the purposes of this
    10  paragraph, "document management software" shall mean a database applica-
    11  tion that utilizes advanced document  capture,  storage,  and  retrieval
    12  technology  to  establish a paperless environment both within the agency
    13  and in the field. Any county that has previously purchased such software
    14  must supply adequate documentation, including any receipts, that details
    15  such purchase. The state shall disburse grants,  when  applicable,  from
    16  the general fund for this purpose.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07115-01-7