Bill Text: NY A05769 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes a temporary commission on child abuse and neglect prevention.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-20 - substituted by s233a [A05769 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A05769-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5769--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 15, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ARROYO, SIMON, CAHILL, STIRPE, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to study child abuse and neglect prevention; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. A temporary state commission on child abuse and neglect 2 prevention is hereby established to examine, evaluate and make recommen- 3 dations concerning child abuse and neglect prevention efforts in the 4 state with the goal of preventing child removals, lowering foster care 5 placements and increasing family reunification. 6 § 2. The commission shall consist of nine members, with adequate 7 geographic representation, to be appointed as follows: three members to 8 be appointed by the governor; three members to be appointed by the 9 temporary president of the senate; and three members to be appointed by 10 the speaker of the assembly. The members shall have demonstrated experi- 11 ence and expertise in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention. 12 The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their 13 services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary 14 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. 15 § 3. The commission shall meet and may hold public hearings, and may 16 undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or analyses it deems relevant 17 in cooperation with or by agreement with any other public or private 18 agency. 19 § 4. The commission shall focus on issues related to improving the 20 delivery of prevention programs statewide, including but not limited to 21 an examination of the following: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02853-02-7A. 5769--A 2 1 (a) best practices that have demonstrated outcomes in lowering the 2 rate of child abuse and neglect; 3 (b) best practices for identifying and engaging families successfully 4 in prevention programs; 5 (c) the availability of quality prevention programs statewide, includ- 6 ing the identification of regions where such programs are lacking; 7 (d) the availability and adequacy of state funds for prevention, 8 including where those funds are allocated and how they are being 9 utilized; and 10 (e) the extent to which local social services districts are funding 11 prevention programs on a regional basis, and identification of imped- 12 iments to local funding. 13 § 5. The commission shall make a report of its findings to the gover- 14 nor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assem- 15 bly no later than one year after the effective date of this act. Such 16 report shall include any recommendations for any regulatory or statutory 17 changes, or changes in funding for prevention programs. 18 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 19 deemed repealed two years after such effective date.
