Bill Text: NY A05559 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5559 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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 18-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-25 - held for consideration in children and families [A05559 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05559-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5559
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARCLAY, KOLB, McKEVITT, CROUCH, BLANKENBUSH,
         TENNEY, McDONOUGH, DiPIETRO, DUPREY, BUTLER, MONTESANO, WALTER,  GRAF,
         CORWIN,  FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, 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    S 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.
                                                                  LBD07869-01-5