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Senator · Senate District 59
History
- Print number 399a
- Amend and recommit to children and families
- Referred to children and families
- Referred to children and families
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Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to technological improvements to the central register
Purpose
This bill would require the Office of Children and Family Services to record all phone calls made to the central register and include this recording in any report of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the social services law to require calls made to the central register be recorded and such recording made part of any report of suspected child abuse or neglect. This section also requires that all recordings that did not constitute a report of child abuse or neglect be maintained for at least two years and those that did constitute a report of child abuse or neglect be maintained for at least five years.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
Justification
The central register was established as part of the Child Protective Services Act of 1973 to encourage more complete reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. There have been few enhancements to the system in the forty years since its creation. This bill requires the Office of Children and Family Services to record all calls made to the central register. The recording must be transmitted as part of the record of an allegation of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate local child protective services agency for investigation. This will make it easier for child protection workers to investigate reports made to the central register.
This bill also requires the Office of Children and Family Services to maintain recordings of any call that did not constitute a report of child abuse or neglect for at least two years and any call that did constitute a report of child abuse or neglect for at least five years.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.7042 Referred to Children and Families
Fiscal implications
The Office of Children and Family Services would be required to invest resources into improvements to the central register.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on January 1, 2018.
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