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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 11, 2015 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 02, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 26, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 25, 2015 |
1st report cal.125 |
Feb 20, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S3830
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2015-S3830 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Family Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1012 & 1046, Fam Ct Act; amd §384-b, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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2015-S3830 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3830 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to the liability for abuse of a child by a person legally responsible for such child PURPOSE: To provide for the protection of the children of parents who abuse other children for whom they are legally responsible SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends subdivision (j) of section 1012 of the family court act to expand the definition of "aggravated circumstances" to include a person legally responsible for a child. Section 2. Amends paragraph (i) of subdivision (a) of section 1046 of the family court act to include "aggravated circumstances" in addition to proof of abuse or neglect as admissible evidence in legal proceedings to determine if other children - who are the legal responsibility of the perpetrator of aggravated abuse - to be in imminent risk of neglect, abuse, or severe abuse.
2015-S3830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3830 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act and the social services law, in relation to the liability for abuse of a child by a person legally responsible for such child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (j) of section 1012 of the family court act, as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 3 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (j) "Aggravated circumstances" means where a child has been either severely or repeatedly abused, as defined AND PROVIDED FOR in subdivi- sion eight of section three hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law, BY A PARENT OR BY A PERSON LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CHILD OR ANOTHER CHILD; or where a child has subsequently been found to be an abused child, as defined in paragraph (i) or (iii) of subdivision (e) of this section, within five years after return home following placement in foster care as a result of being found to be a neglected child, as defined in subdivision (f) of this section, provided that the respondent or respondents, BEING EITHER THE CHILD'S PARENT OR A PERSON LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH CHILD OR ANOTHER CHILD, in each of the foregoing proceedings was the same; or where the court finds by clear and convinc- ing evidence that the parent of a child in foster care has refused and has failed completely, over a period of at least six months from the date of removal, to engage in services necessary to eliminate the risk of abuse or neglect if returned to the parent, and has failed to secure services on his or her own or otherwise adequately prepare for the return home and, after being informed by the court that such an admis- sion could eliminate the requirement that the local department of social services provide reunification services to the parent, the parent has stated in court under oath that he or she intends to continue to refuse EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07686-01-5
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