STATE OF NEW YORK
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2858
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. CORWIN, CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Chil-
dren and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
of children and family services to collect certain data from any
persons admitted to certain facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 501 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 17 to read as follows:
3 17. To collect or cause to be collected the following data concerning
4 any person admitted to a facility operated or licensed by the office of
5 children and family services: (a) such person's prior involvement with
6 the child welfare and/or juvenile justice system, including but not
7 limited to: (i) previous placement in out-of-home care, and the type of
8 placement, including but not limited to placement in foster care,
9 kinship foster care, secure detention facilities, non-secure detention
10 facilities, group homes or other authorized agencies or facilities oper-
11 ated or licensed by the office of children and family services, (ii) the
12 approximate length of such period of placement, and (iii) the age of
13 such person during such period of placement.
14 (b) Statistical information collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of
15 this subdivision shall be published on an annual basis and shall be made
16 available to the public. Such statistical information shall be published
17 in such a manner as to prevent the disclosure of personally identifiable
18 information.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
20 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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