Bill Text: NY A06791 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6791 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires additional investigation when three or more claims of abuse or maltreatment of a child are made relating to the same person; requires such person to be investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years from the date of the last report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to social services [A06791 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06791-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6791
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 12, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, GIGLIO, KOLB, McKEVITT, WALKER, SCOZZA-
         FAVA, ERRIGO, MOLINARO, CROUCH, TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. HAWLEY, OAKS, SAYWARD, TOWNSEND -- read once and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Social Services
       AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring addi-
         tional investigation of certain claims of abuse or maltreatment
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as
    2  added  by  chapter  1039  of  the  laws  of  1973, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. upon the receipt of each  written  report  made  pursuant  to  this
    5  title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register
    6  of  child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven days
    7  after receipt of the initial report, the child protective service  shall
    8  send  a preliminary written report of the initial investigation, includ-
    9  ing evaluation and actions taken or contemplated, to the  state  central
   10  register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft-
   11  er  in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation to
   12  the end that the state central  register  is  kept  fully  informed  and
   13  up-to-date  concerning  the handling of reports; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
   14  WHEN THREE OR MORE REPORTS ARE MADE RELATING TO THE SAME PERSON RELATING
   15  TO THE ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT OF A CHILD, INCLUDING UNFOUNDED AND  CLOSED
   16  CASES  NOT  FOUND  TO BE MISTAKEN OR FALSE REPORTS, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE
   17  INVESTIGATED AND EVALUATED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE  YEARS
   18  FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST REPORT;
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   20  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   21  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
   22  necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
   23  authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
   24  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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