Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 04, 2016 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 14, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 09, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 08, 2016 |
1st report cal.339 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to children and families |
Apr 17, 2015 |
print number 3122a |
Apr 17, 2015 |
amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Feb 02, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S3122A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S3122 - Details
2015-S3122 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3122 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the definition of "abused child" TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the definition of "abused child" PURPOSE: Update the definition of child abuse under the Social Services Law so that it may be more fully integrated with various portions of the New York State Penal Code. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of the term "abused child" in the social services law, Section 2 of the bill is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3122 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3122 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 definition of "abused child" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4-b of section 371 of the social services law, as added by chapter 782 of the laws of 1971, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: 4-b. "Abused child" means a child less than eighteen years of age whose parent or other person legally responsible for his care (i) inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by other than accidental means which causes or creates a substantial risk of death, or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impair- ment of the function of any bodily organ, OR THE IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION OR SUBSTANTIAL PAIN, or (ii) creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of physical injury to such child by other than accidental means which would be like- ly to cause death or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impair- ment of the function of any bodily organ, OR THE IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION OR SUBSTANTIAL PAIN, or (iii) commits, or allows to be committed, an act of sexual abuse against such child as defined in the penal law[.], OR (IV) ALLOWS, PERMITS OR ENCOURAGES SUCH CHILD TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACT DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 230.25, 230.30 AND 230.32 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR (V) COMMITS ANY OF THE ACTS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 255.25, 255.26 AND 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02122-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S3122A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3122A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3122A PURPOSE: Update the definition of child abuse under the Social Services Law so that it may be more fully integrated with various portions of the New York State Penal Code. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of the term "abused child" in the social services law. Section 2 of the bills amends the definition of "abused child" in the family court law. Section 3 of the bill is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Awareness of the epidemic of child abuse has come a long way since section Section 371 was enacted in 1971. The most recent literature estimates that child maltreatment costs the country a total lifetime economic burden resulting from new cases of fatal and nonfatal treatment of $124 billion using 2008 figures.
2015-S3122A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3122--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ORTT, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law and the family court act, in relation to the definition of "abused child" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4-b of section 371 of the social services law, as added by chapter 782 of the laws of 1971, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 518 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: 4-b. "Abused child" means a child less than eighteen years of age whose parent or other person legally responsible for his care (i) inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon such child physical injury by other than accidental means which causes or creates a substantial risk of death, or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impair- ment of the function of any bodily organ, OR THE IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION OR SUBSTANTIAL PAIN, or (ii) creates or allows to be created a substantial risk of physical injury to such child by other than accidental means which would be like- ly to cause death or serious or protracted disfigurement, or protracted impairment of physical or emotional health or protracted loss or impair- ment of the function of any bodily organ, OR THE IMPAIRMENT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION OR SUBSTANTIAL PAIN, or (iii) commits, or allows to be committed, an act of sexual abuse against such child as defined in the penal law[.], OR (IV) ALLOWS, PERMITS OR ENCOURAGES SUCH CHILD TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACT DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 230.25, 230.30 AND 230.32 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02122-02-5
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