Bill Text: NY A09214 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes certain institutions, schools, facilities, or agencies ineligible for any real property tax exempt status when an employee knowingly and willfully fails to report child abuse.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-15 - held for consideration in children and families [A09214 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A09214-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 7, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to making certain
institutions, schools, facilities, or agencies ineligible for any real
property tax exempt status when an employee knowingly and willfully
fails to report child abuse
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 420 of the social services law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3 3. ANY PERSON, OFFICIAL OR INSTITUTION REQUIRED BY THIS TITLE TO
4 REPORT A CASE OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT WHO KNOWINGLY AND
5 WILLFULLY FAILS TO DO SO AND ANY MEDICAL OR OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
6 INSTITUTION, SCHOOL, FACILITY OR AGENCY WHICH EMPLOYS A PERSON OR
7 PERSONS WHO FAIL TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT SHALL
8 BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE FOR ANY REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPT STATUS PURSUANT TO
9 ARTICLE FOUR OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW. THE LENGTH OF SUCH INELIGI-
10 BILITY SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13913-01-2
