STATE OF NEW YORK
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7024
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 30, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, JORDAN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to guardianship and
custody of destitute or dependent children
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
2 section 384-b of the social services law, as added by chapter 7 of the
3 laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
4 (ii) the child has been found to be an abused child, as defined in
5 paragraph (iii) of subdivision (e) of section ten hundred twelve of the
6 family court act, as a result of such parent's acts; provided, however,
7 the respondent must have committed or knowingly allowed to be committed
8 a felony sex offense as defined in sections 130.25, 130.30, 130.35,
9 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67, 130.70, 130.75 [and], 130.80,
10 130.95 and 130.96 of the penal law and, for the purposes of this section
11 the corroboration requirements contained in the penal law shall not
12 apply to proceedings under this section; or
13 § 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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