Bill Text: NY A05019 | 2019-2020 | 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 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-26 - held for consideration in children and families [A05019 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05019-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5019
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    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:
     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. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    21  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    22  tation  of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
    23  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