STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7271--A IN SENATE April 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation 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 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 alleged abused or neglected child is a member 4 of an active duty military family, as defined by subdivision six of 5 section one of the military law, forward a copy of such report to the 6 department of defense family advocacy program and the military law 7 enforcement agency at the installation where the military member is 8 assigned; 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13954-02-6