Requires child protective service to report findings regarding children allegedly abused or neglected within fourteen days where ordered or requested by court to investigate, unless just cause can be shown to extend such time to twenty-one days.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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76--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services, Children
and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Social Services, Chil-
dren and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit-
tee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Children
and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to investigations of
abused or neglected children
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1034 of
2 the family court act, as amended by chapter 329 of the laws of 2009, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 A family court judge may order the child protective service of the
5 appropriate social services district to conduct a child protective
6 investigation as described by the social services law and report, within
7 fourteen days of such order or request, unless just cause can be shown
8 to extend the time to twenty-one days, its findings to the court:
9 § 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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