Bill Text: NY S07271 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the duties of child protective services concerning reports of suspected abuse or maltreatment of children who are members of an active duty military family.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-07 - PRINT NUMBER 7271A [S07271 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7271
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 12, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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  the  duties  of
          child  protective services concerning reports of suspected child abuse
          or maltreatment by an active duty member of the military
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 424 of the social services law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 6-c to read as follows:
     3    6-c.  In  cases  where  the  child  protective  service has reasonable
     4  grounds to believe the perpetrator of suspected child abuse or maltreat-
     5  ment is an active duty member of the military, as defined by subdivision
     6  six of section one of the military law, forward a copy of such report to
     7  the appropriate military officials;
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13954-01-6