Senate Bill S7997

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in public and charter schools

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6961 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7997 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6961
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง409-l, Ed L

2015-S7997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to posting the child abuse hotline telephone number in public and charter schools.

2015-S7997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7997

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  posting  the  child
  abuse hotline telephone number in schools

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  409-l
to read as follows:
  S 409-L. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER. 1. EVERY PUBLIC
SCHOOL  INCLUDING  CHARTER  SCHOOLS SHALL POST IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH
THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER OPERATED BY THE OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND
FAMILY SERVICES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT ESTABLISHED
UNDER  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  TWENTY-TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND
DIRECTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES
WEBSITE.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE
POSTING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the commissioner of education is authorized to  promulgate  any  and
all  rules  and  regulations  and  take  any other measures necessary to
implement this act on its effective date on or before such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10402-04-6

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