Requires additional investigation when three or more claims of abuse or maltreatment of a child are made relating to the same person; requires such person to be investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years from the date of the last report.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5019
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, SALKA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring addi-
tional investigation of certain claims of abuse or maltreatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as
2 added by chapter 1039 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. upon the receipt of each written report made pursuant to this
5 title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register
6 of child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven days
7 after receipt of the initial report, the child protective service shall
8 send a preliminary written report of the initial investigation, includ-
9 ing evaluation and actions taken or contemplated, to the state central
10 register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft-
11 er in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation to
12 the end that the state central register is kept fully informed and
13 up-to-date concerning the handling of reports; provided, however, that
14 when three or more reports are made relating to the same person relating
15 to the abuse or maltreatment of a child, including unfounded and closed
16 cases not found to be mistaken or false reports, such person shall be
17 investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years
18 from the date of the last report;
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
20 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
21 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
22 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
23 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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