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Senator · Senate District 59
History
- Referred to children and families
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 54–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.106
- Referred to children and families
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to children and families
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.331
- Referred to children and families
Companion bill
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Relates to transmitting certain information to the local child protective services
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to transmitting certain information to the local child protective services
Purpose
This bill would require the Office of Children and Family Services to determine and then notify the appropriate local child protective services if the subject of an allegation of child abuse or maltreatment is the operator of a licensed day care or similar facility or if any person named in a report is a known sex offender or has previously been the subject of an indicated report of abuse or neglect.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 422 of the Social Services Law to require the Office of Children and Family Services to determine and then notify the appropriate local child protective services agency if the subject of an allegation of child abuse or maltreatment is the operator of a licensed day care or similar facility or if any person named in a report is a known sex offender or has previously been the subject of an indicated report of abuse or neglect. This information would be transmitted to the local child protective services agency with the report for investigation.
Section 2 states that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
In addition to operating the statewide central register, the Office of Child and Family Services also licenses and registers child care providers. Often, the operator of a child care facility will be the subject of an allegation of child abuse or neglect and the local child protective services agency is unaware. This bill requires the Office of Child and Family Services to inform the local child protective services agency if a subject of an allegation of child abuse or maltreatment is the operator of a child care facility.
This bill also requires the Office of Child and Family Services to notify the local child protective services agency if any person named in the report is a known sex offender or has previously been the subject of an indicated report of abuse or neglect. This is critical information that the local child protective services agency should have at the start of their investigation.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.7044/A.9919 Referred to Children and Families/Referred to Children and Families
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
Immediately.
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