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Senate Bill S1669
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §422-a, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S131
2011-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to individuals who refuse to participate in an investigation being conducted by child protective services; grants a twenty-four hour notice to the individual for the meeting or home visit; defines "blatant refusal"; declares that such refusal shall indicate a need for a more thorough investigation and shall be grounds for issuing an immediate warrant to enter such individual's home to investigate the safety and well-being of the child or children
2011-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1669 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to individuals who refuse to participate in an investigation being conducted by child protective services PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To create a system where a failure to participate (blatantly refusing to allow an investigator in the home or meet with investigators) in a child protective investigation would indicate that a more thorough investigation is needed and would immediately issue a warrant: SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new subsection (e) to section 422-a of the social service law. Subsection (i) states that if a child protective worker identifies themselves and is carrying an ID card proving that they are, in fact, a child protective worker, and the subject of the investigation (i.e. parent or guardian) blatantly refuses to meet with the worker or let them into the home, the parent or guardian will have twenty-four hours to comply with the request for a meeting or a home visit. Subsection (ii) states that the child protective agency will be responsible for informing the parent or guardian that the twenty·four hours have lapsed. If the individual is still refusing to meet with
2011-S1669 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1669 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to individuals who refuse to participate in an investigation being conducted by child protective services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 422-a of the social services law, as added by chapter 12 of the laws of 1996 and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner or a city or county social services commissioner may disclose information regarding the abuse or maltreatment of a child as set forth in this section, and the investigation thereof and any services related thereto if he or she determines that such disclosure shall not be contrary to the best interests of the child, the child's siblings or other children in the household and any one of the following factors are present: (a) the subject of the report has been charged in an accusatory instrument with committing a crime related to a report maintained in the statewide central register; or (b) the investigation of the abuse or maltreatment of the child by the local child protective service or the provision of services by such service has been publicly disclosed in a report required to be disclosed in the course of their official duties, by a law enforcement agency or official, a district attorney, any other state or local investigative agency or official or by judge of the unified court system; or (c) there has been a prior knowing, voluntary, public disclosure by an individual concerning a report of child abuse or maltreatment in which such individual is named as the subject of the report as defined by subdivision four of section four hundred twelve of this title; [or] EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05898-01-1
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