Bill Text: NY S00665 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the disclosure of information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S00665 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S00665-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     January 4, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  disclosure  of
          information pertaining to a child abuse and neglect investigation
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 422-a of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
     3    8.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
     4  any disclosure of information made by a city or county  social  services
     5  commissioner pursuant to a good faith basis under this section shall not
     6  be subject to prosecution pursuant to subdivision twelve of section four
     7  hundred twenty-two of this title.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00952-01-7