Makes provisions relating to the investigation of child abuse and maltreatment in foster family homes; authorizes the local legislative body of the city of New York to receive information with regard to cases of child abuse in agencies operated under the jurisdiction of the city of New York. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides for the release of all medical records of the examination or treatment of any child reported as an abused or maltreated child upon the written request of the child protective service of a local department of social services certifying that such child has been reported as abused or maltreated; provides such records shall have the names of the alleged abusers deleted and provides such records shall be kept confidential. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Establishes a mentoring program within the office of children and family services to assist juveniles released from juvenile facilities in the development of life skills in the city of New York; provides that mentors shall be students from the city university of New York who shall receive money towards tuition or course credit from such university; directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to promulgate necessary rules and regulations. /
Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires directors of children's overnight, summer day camps and traveling summer day camps to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment. /
Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides clarification to determine the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense. /
Sponsor: Paulin Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Prevents parents and guardians who have committed manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide from having custody or visitation of children. /
Sponsor: Mayersohn Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Modifies the existing exemption from requiring a determination of what constitutes prima facie evidence of neglect where a parent or guardian engages in substance abuse or substantial manifestation of irrationality but is voluntarily and regularly participating in a recognized rehabilitative program so as to require the parent or guardian to have voluntarily participated in and to have successfully completed such a program and to have been verifiably rehabilitated for an uninterrupted period of one year immediately prior to the hearing date, before such exemption applies. /
Sponsor: Mayersohn Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a rebuttable presumption that the release of the infant to the parent presents an imminent danger to the child's health or life. /
Sponsor: Mayersohn Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Creates rebuttable presumption in child protective proceedings under the family court act that proof of the abuse or neglect of one child is evidence of the abuse or neglect of any other child who is the legal responsibility of the parent or guardian. /
Sponsor: Mayersohn Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to educating children on the harms of electronically sending and posting certain images of themselves. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults; requires official to document factors considered to determine whether or not to apply for an order to gain access. /
Sponsor: Scarborough Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Adopts the interstate compact for juveniles; relates to the appointment of lawyers for children. /
Sponsor: Aubry Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires child protective services to document home visits as part of a treatment plan, supervision and monitoring, pursuant to a court order, or on an emergency basis with photographs. /
Sponsor: Millman Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Enacts "Laura Cummings Law"; requires investigating officials of the department of social services or the office of children and family services to investigate the homes of adults about whom reports have been filed and requires such officials to apply for a court order allowing access to the home if two or more such reports have been filed regarding such adult and access thereto has been denied; makes failing to allow access to the subject of a report a misdemeanor; allows information sharing between protective services agencies. /
Sponsor: Ceretto Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to the child support obligations of indigent non-custodial parents. /
Sponsor: O'Donnell Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to permitting social services officials in an adult protective service investigation access to certain confidential records under the child abuse and maltreatment registry when such official has reasonable cause to believe that such person may be in need of protective services due to the actions of an individual or individuals that had access to such adult when he or she was a child. /
Sponsor: Paulin Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults; requires official to document factors considered to determine whether or not to apply for an order to gain access. /
Sponsor: Scarborough Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Authorizes the court to approve a petition by or agreement with a social services official for temporary placement based on child service needs for the provision of necessary services for the child's emotional, behavioral or mental disorder, or mental or physical disability, without the transfer of custody; provides that the social services official shall maintain the care and custody for the child; provides that a social services official may accept a temporary placement of a child for the provision of necessary services for a child's emotional, behavioral or mental disorder, or mental or physical disability, without the transfer of custody, provided that the social services official shall maintain responsibility for the care and custody of the child; provides that the office of children and family services shall amend its internal policies, make every effort to ensure adherence to the provisions of this act; requires the office of children and family services to provide reports to the governor and legislature. /
Sponsor: Clark Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires the adoption of integrated pest management techniques, environmental health and safety measures and methods for limiting exposure to toxic substances at day care and child care facilities; subjects such plans to public review. /
Sponsor: Englebright Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides that a child in foster care who is freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by an attorney until such child is adopted. /
Sponsor: Wright Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES