Bill Text: NY A05769 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5769
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 15, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. GALEF, ARROYO, SIMON, CAHILL, STIRPE -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN  ACT  to  establish a temporary state commission to study child abuse
          prevention and make recommendations for the  implementation  of  child
          abuse  prevention  programs  across  the  state; 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.  Legislative findings. The legislature hereby acknowledges
     2  that child abuse is a continuing societal problem in the state affecting
     3  at least 80,000 children each year. In  recent  years,  there  has  been
     4  research  on  the  long-term effects of child abuse on the individual as
     5  well as society. The vast majority of research has demonstrated that the
     6  consequences of child abuse are grave, damaging  and  often  spill  over
     7  into  a  person's  adult  life.  Adverse effects have been identified in
     8  maltreated children's physical, cognitive, emotional and social develop-
     9  ment.
    10    Furthermore, the legislature finds that the failure to  address  child
    11  abuse through preventive measures not only harms a million children each
    12  year in this country, it imposes a tremendous cost to society. Like most
    13  states,  New  York  spends  a  considerable  amount  of fiscal and human
    14  resources  to  treat  the  numerous  consequences  of  child  abuse  and
    15  maltreatment.  The  failure to invest in prevention results in a signif-
    16  icantly greater amount of resources needed to treat the outcomes.
    17    § 2. A temporary state commission, to be known as the  "commission  of
    18  child  abuse prevention", is hereby established to examine, evaluate and
    19  make recommendations concerning child abuse prevention  efforts  in  the
    20  state. The commission shall consider the need for additional legislation
    21  as  well  as  a  stable  source  of  funding  for child abuse prevention
    22  programs. Specific issues  to  be  addressed  by  the  commission  shall
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  include  home  visitation programs and screening for families at risk of
     2  child maltreatment.
     3    § 3. The commission shall consist of thirteen members, to be appointed
     4  as follows: three members to be appointed by the governor; three members
     5  to  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; three members
     6  to be appointed by the speaker  of  the  assembly;  two  members  to  be
     7  appointed  by  the  minority leader of the senate; and two members to be
     8  appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. The members shall have
     9  demonstrated expertise in and experience with the field of  child  abuse
    10  prevention.  A chairperson and vice-chairperson of such commission shall
    11  be elected by the majority of its members, all members being present.
    12    § 4. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
    13  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    14  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    15    §  5.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
    16  as it may deem necessary for the performance of  its  functions.    Such
    17  commission  may  meet  and hold public and/or private hearings within or
    18  without the state, and shall  have  all  the  powers  of  a  legislative
    19  committee pursuant to the legislative law.
    20    §  6.  For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission shall be
    21  authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
    22  analyses it may deem relevant in cooperation with or by  agreement  with
    23  any other public or private agency.
    24    § 7. The commission shall make a report of its findings, including any
    25  recommendations  for  legislative  action  as  it may deem necessary and
    26  appropriate, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate  and
    27  the  speaker  of the assembly no later than one year after the effective
    28  date of this act.
    29    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    30  deemed repealed two years after such effective date.