Assembly Actions -
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Sep 23, 2014 |
signed chap.357 |
Sep 11, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1667 substituted for s5942a |
Jun 20, 2014 |
substituted by a1987a ordered to third reading cal.1667 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 19, 2014 |
print number 5942a |
Jun 19, 2014 |
amend and recommit to children and families |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to children and families |
Oct 02, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5942A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1987 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S5942 - Details
2013-S5942 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5942 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to determinations made by the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that, when determining if allegations of child abuse or maltreatment should he reported, the office of children and family services examine the prior history of past reports and allegations or child abuse or maltreatment of the subject and his or her family, specifically including all previous calls to the central register relating to the subject and any other person named in the allegation regardless of whether such earlier calls resulted in a report. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 422 of the Social Services Law to require that the office of children and family services, when in receipt of a telephone call alleging child abuse or maltreatment, examine the prior history of past reports and allegations of child abuse or maltreatment, specifically including all previous calls to the central register relating to the subject or any other
2013-S5942 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5942 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 2, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determinations made by the statewide 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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 422 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) The central register shall be capable of receiving telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment and of immediately identifying prior reports of child abuse or maltreatment and capable of monitoring the provision of child protective service twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To effectuate this purpose, but subject to the provisions of the appropriate local plan for the provision of child protective services, there shall be a single statewide telephone number that all persons, whether mandated by the law or not, may use to make telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment and that all persons so authorized by this title may use for determining the existence of prior reports in order to evaluate the condition or circumstances of a child. In addition to the single statewide telephone number, there shall be a special unlisted express telephone number and a telephone facsimile number for use only by persons mandated by law to make telephone calls, or to transmit telephone facsimile information on a form provided by the commissioner OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, alleging child abuse or maltreatment, and for use by all persons so authorized by this title for determining the existence of prior reports in order to evaluate the condition or circumstances of a child. When any allegations contained in such telephone calls could reasonably constitute a report of child abuse or maltreatment, such allegations shall be immediately transmitted oral- ly or electronically by the office of children and family services to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01751-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S5942A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5942A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5942A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to determinations made by the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require the office of children and family services to transmit, with the allegation of child abuse or neglect, all previous reports to the central registry involving the subject of the report and children named in the report. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Paragraph (a) of Subdivision 2 of Section 422 of the Social Services law to require the office of children and family services, when it transmits a new report of child abuse and maltreatment to a child protective agency for investigation, to include in such transmittal all previous reports involving the subject of the report and children named in the report including reports of allegations of child abuse or maltreatment alleged to have occurred in other counties. Section 2: Sets an immediate effective date.
2013-S5942A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5942--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 2, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, BRESLIN, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to determinations made by the statewide 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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 422 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) The central register shall be capable of receiving telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment and of immediately identifying prior reports of child abuse or maltreatment and capable of monitoring the provision of child protective service twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. To effectuate this purpose, but subject to the provisions of the appropriate local plan for the provision of child protective services, there shall be a single statewide telephone number that all persons, whether mandated by the law or not, may use to make telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment and that all persons so authorized by this title may use for determining the existence of prior reports in order to evaluate the condition or circumstances of a child. In addition to the single statewide telephone number, there shall be a special unlisted express telephone number and a telephone facsimile number for use only by persons mandated by law to make telephone calls, or to transmit telephone facsimile information on a form provided by the commissioner OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, alleging child abuse or maltreatment, and for use by all persons so authorized by this title for determining the existence of prior reports in order to evaluate the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01751-05-4
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