Provides that in the event child protective services receives a duplicate report on an open case that has not been founded, indicated or referred to services, such duplicate report shall merge with the open case and remain open an additional thirty days for further investigation.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7738--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 6, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on
Children and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to certain calls
received by child protective services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 424 of the social services law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 7-b to read as follows:
3 7-b. In the event child protective services receives a duplicate
4 report on an open case that has not been founded, indicated or referred
5 to services, such duplicate report shall merge with the open case and
6 remain open for an additional thirty days for further investigation.
7 § 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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