Bill Text: NY A07159 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires local social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse and maltreatment and to submit such data to the office of children and family services each year; requires the office of children and family services to compile such data into one report and submit it to the governor, speaker of the assembly and temporary president of the senate.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-10)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to children and families [A07159 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A07159-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7159
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GORDON, WEISENBERG, JOHN, ABBATE, HOOPER, SCHI-
MEL, COOK, HYER-SPENCER, SPANO, JAFFEE, KELLNER, CASTRO, TOBACCO,
SCOZZAFAVA, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, COLTON,
CROUCH, DelMONTE, ERRIGO, GOTTFRIED, GREENE, KOLB, KOON, MAGEE, McENE-
NY, McKEVITT, MENG, MOLINARO, PHEFFER, WALKER -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring local
social services districts to maintain data on reports of child abuse
or maltreatment
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
2 424-e to read as follows:
3 S 424-E. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 1. EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
4 DISTRICT SHALL MAINTAIN DATA ON REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT
5 REFERRED BY THE DISTRICT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVI-
6 SIONS FOUR, FIVE-A AND FIVE-B OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR OF
7 THIS TITLE. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER
8 OF REFERRALS MADE, THE NATURE OF THE ALLEGATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH
9 PROMPTED THE REFERRAL, AND THE RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. FOR THE
10 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
11 LIMITED TO, A STATE, CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE POLICE AGENCY OR
12 OFFICER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT
13 ATTORNEY, PEACE OFFICER OR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM.
14 2. EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT ALL DATA REQUIRED
15 TO BE MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION TO THE
16 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES BY NOVEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR IN
17 SUCH FORM AS SPECIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
18 THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL COMPILE SUCH DATA INTO
19 ONE REPORT ON A COUNTY-BY-COUNTY BASIS, WHICH SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
20 GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 SENATE, NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL
2 EXCLUDE ANY INFORMATION WHICH MAY IDENTIFY SUCH CHILD OR CHILDREN
3 ALLEGED TO BE ABUSED OR MALTREATED, THE SUBJECT OF THE REPORT, OTHER
4 PERSONS NAMED IN THE REPORT OR THE PERSON WHO MADE THE REPORT.
5 S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
6 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
7 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
8 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
9 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
