S1977-2013 Actions

• May 8, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 7, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 6, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.533
• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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BILL NUMBER:S1977                 REVISED MEMO 05/02/201

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to the access of certain information contained in the central register
of child abuse and maltreatment

PURPOSE:

Is to allow a camp who is considering a person for employment shall
upon receipt have access to reports from the child abuse and
maltreatment reports on file with statewide central register of child
abuse and maltreatment.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Adds a new subparagraph (iv) is to read as follows:

(iv) A camp subject to the provisions of article thirteen-A or
thirteen-B of the public health law may inquire of the office of
children and family services, and the office shall, upon receipt of
such inquiry and subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this
subdivision, inform such agency and the subject of the inquiry whether
any person who is actively being considered for employment and who
will have the potential for regular and substantial contact with
children who are cared for by the agency, is the subject of an
indicated child abuse and maltreatment report on file with the
statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment.

JUSTIFICATION:

Due to the closeness in which camp employees work with children of all
ages, it is imperative that the camp have access to all reports on
potential employees. Giving the camp the ability to get a report from
the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment is one
step they can take in protecting kids.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2012 Passed Senate
2013 Referred to Committee on Children and Families

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S1977-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1977
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  the  access  of
 certain  information  contained in the central register of child abuse
 and maltreatment
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iv)  of  paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
 section 424-a of the social services law is renumbered subparagraph  (v)
 and a new subparagraph (iv) is added to read as follows:

 (IV)  A  CAMP SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN-A OR THIR
 TEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW MAY INQUIRE OF THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE OFFICE SHALL, UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH INQUIRY
 AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  PARAGRAPH  (E)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 INFORM SUCH AGENCY AND THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER ANY PERSON WHO
 IS ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WHO WILL HAVE THE POTEN
 TIAL FOR REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE CARED FOR
 BY  THE AGENCY, IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREAT
 MENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF  CHILD  ABUSE
 AND MALTREATMENT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01037-01-3

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