S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6324 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NOJAY, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to investigations of abused or neglected children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1034 of 2 the family court act, as amended by chapter 329 of the laws of 2009, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 A family court judge may order the child protective service of the 5 appropriate social services district to conduct a child protective 6 investigation as described by the social services law and report, WITHIN 7 FOURTEEN DAYS OF SUCH ORDER OR REQUEST, UNLESS JUST CAUSE CAN BE SHOWN 8 TO EXTEND THE TIME TO TWENTY-ONE DAYS, its findings to the court: 9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06112-01-3