Assembly Bill A4543

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the furnishing of a copy of a child's birth certificate at the time of enrollment of such child into a child day care center

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A4543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-i, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7881
2011-2012: A6374
2015-2016: A3840
2017-2018: A5302

2013-A4543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Trenton's law"; requires that a parent or legal guardian furnish a copy of a child's birth certificate at the time of enrollment of such child into a child day care center; provides that if a copy is not supplied for review, the director or operator shall contact the statewide central register for missing and exploited children.

2013-A4543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4543

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CERETTO, MILLER, HAWLEY, MONTESANO, McKEVITT,
  STEVENSON, FINCH, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CROUCH,
  McDONOUGH,  McLAUGHLIN  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation  to  requiring  the
  furnishing  of a copy of a birth certificate at the time of enrollment
  of a child into a child day care center

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Trenton's law".
  S 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  390-i
to read as follows:
  S  390-I.  A  COPY  OF  A  CHILD'S  BIRTH CERTIFICATE FURNISHED WITHIN
FIFTEEN DAYS OF ENROLLMENT INTO A CHILD DAY CARE CENTER; REQUIRED. 1.  A
CHILD  DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD DAY CARE FACILITY, AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL REVIEW A COPY OF A
CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PRESENTED BY  A  PARENT  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIAN,
WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT OF SUCH CHILD. SUCH REVIEW
SHALL  BE  DOCUMENTED  AND  SUCH  DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE
CHILD'S FILE.
  2. (A) IF A COPY OF SUCH BIRTH CERTIFICATE CANNOT BE PRESENTED TO  THE
DIRECTOR OR OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF SUCH ENROLL-
MENT,  SUCH  DIRECTOR OR OPERATOR SHALL MAKE AN INQUIRY TO THE STATEWIDE
CENTRAL REGISTER FOR MISSING CHILDREN PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT  HUNDRED
THIRTY-SEVEN-E  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE LAW. IF SUCH CHILD APPEARS TO MATCH A
CHILD REGISTERED WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER FOR  MISSING  CHIL-
DREN,  OR  ONE  REGISTERED  WITH  THE  NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER
REGISTER, THE DIRECTOR OR OPERATOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY CONTACT  THE  LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01861-01-3

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