Senate Bill S2706

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Assists mandated reporters of child abuse or maltreatment to maintain the child's safety

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S2706 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §422, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6344
2015-2016: S754
2017-2018: S5101

2019-S2706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Assists mandated reporters of child abuse or maltreatment to maintain the child's safety.

2019-S2706 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2706
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, BRESLIN -- 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 assisting
   mandated reporters of child abuse  or  maltreatment  to  maintain  the
   child's safety

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The second  undesignated  paragraph  of  paragraph  (A)  of
 subdivision  4  of section 422 of the social services law, as amended by
 section 6 of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   After a child, other than a child in residential care, who is reported
 to  the  central  register  of  abuse or maltreatment reaches the age of
 eighteen years, access to a child's record under subparagraphs  (a)  and
 (b) of this paragraph shall be permitted only if a sibling or off-spring
 of  such  child is before such person and is a suspected victim of child
 abuse or maltreatment. In addition, a person  or  official  required  to
 make  a  report  of  suspected  child  abuse or maltreatment pursuant to
 section four hundred  thirteen  of  this  chapter  shall  receive,  upon
 request,  the  findings of an investigation made pursuant to this title.
 However, no information may be released unless the person or  official's
 identity  is  confirmed by the office. [If the request for such informa-
 tion is made prior to the completion of an investigation  of  a  report,
 the  released  information  shall  be  limited  to whether the report is
 "indicated", "unfounded" or "under investigation",  whichever  the  case
 may  be.]  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, WITHIN THIRTY
 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A REPORT  OF  SUSPECTED  CHILD  ABUSE  OR
 MALTREATMENT  FROM  A  PERSON OR OFFICIAL REQUIRED TO MAKE SUCH A REPORT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  THIRTEEN  OF  THIS  TITLE,  A  COUNTY
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION  TO THE MANDATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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