Bill Text: NY A07024 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to guardianship and custody of destitute or dependent children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to children and families [A07024 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A07024-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7024
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 30, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, JORDAN -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Children and Families
       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to guardianship and
         custody of destitute or dependent children
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
    2  section 384-b of the social services law, as added by chapter 7  of  the
    3  laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (ii)  the  child  has  been found to be an abused child, as defined in
    5  paragraph (iii) of subdivision (e) of section ten hundred twelve of  the
    6  family  court act, as a result of such parent's acts; provided, however,
    7  the respondent must have committed or knowingly allowed to be  committed
    8  a  felony  sex  offense  as  defined in sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.35,
    9  130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67, 130.70,  130.75  [and],  130.80,
   10  130.95 AND 130.96 of the penal law and, for the purposes of this section
   11  the  corroboration  requirements  contained  in  the penal law shall not
   12  apply to proceedings under this section; or
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10571-01-3
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