STATE OF NEW YORK
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4681
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, CASTORINA, RAIA, FRIEND, BLANKENBUSH,
GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MORINELLO, OAKS -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the state
reimbursement of county payments for certain document management soft-
ware designed specifically for the child welfare industry
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows:
3 (aa) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the full amount
4 expended by the local social services district to provide services to
5 children who are the subject of abuse, neglect or other forms of
6 maltreatment via the use of document management software designed
7 specifically for the child welfare industry. Document management soft-
8 ware shall be reimbursed by the state if the county has previously
9 purchased or intends to purchase such software. For the purposes of this
10 paragraph, "document management software" shall mean a database applica-
11 tion that utilizes advanced document capture, storage, and retrieval
12 technology to establish a paperless environment both within the agency
13 and in the field. Any county that has previously purchased such software
14 must supply adequate documentation, including any receipts, that details
15 such purchase. The state shall disburse grants, when applicable, from
16 the general fund for this purpose.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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