What's happening
This bill extends the expiration date of certain provisions removing special powers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children from 2019 to 2021.
Why it matters
Extending the expiration date allows more time to evaluate the impact of removing special powers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC),. ensuring that any unintended consequences or gaps in child protection can be monitored and addressed before making the change permanent.
The extension provides continuity and predictability for agencies, courts, and families involved with child welfare cases,. avoiding abrupt changes in legal authority or operational procedures that could disrupt ongoing cases or services.
By keeping these provisions in effect for an additional two years, the legislature signals ongoing scrutiny of the SPCC’s historical role and the evolving approach to child protection in New York,. potentially laying the groundwork for more comprehensive reforms based on observed outcomes during the extension period.
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Extend Child Protection Limits
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History
- Signed chap.155
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.1327
- Substituted for S5500
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.534
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
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- Referred to children and families
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Extend Child Protection Limits
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor David Carlucci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6593
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 12, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 2009, amending the family court act and the social services law relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children, in relation to the effectiveness of the provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 14 of chapter 329 of the laws of 2009, amending the family court act and the social services law relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children, as amended by chapter 97 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
§ 14. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the provisions of sections eight and ten of this act shall expire August 11, [2019] 2021 and section thirteen of this act shall expire December 31, 2017, when upon such dates the provisions of such sections shall be deemed repealed.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10480-01-9
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