Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 10, 2016 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8086
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2015-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8086 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the state reimbursement of county payments for certain document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry PURPOSE : To provide fiscal relief to counties who have purchased or will purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends the social services law by adding a new paragraph (aa) to section 368-a of the social services law to require the State to reimburse counties if such county has previously purchased or intends to purchase document management software designed specifically for the child welfare industry. Further defines "document managing software" as a database application that utilizes advanced document capture, storage, and retrieval technology to establish a paperless environment both within the agency and in the field. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S8086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8086 I N S E N A T E June 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the state reimbursement of county payments for certain document management soft- ware designed specifically for the child welfare industry THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 368-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows: (AA) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE FULL AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE THE SUBJECT OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHER FORMS OF MALTREATMENT VIA THE USE OF DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CHILD WELFARE INDUSTRY. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFT- WARE SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE IF THE COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED OR INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUCH SOFTWARE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE" SHALL MEAN A DATABASE APPLICA- TION THAT UTILIZES ADVANCED DOCUMENT CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY TO ESTABLISH A PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT BOTH WITHIN THE AGENCY AND IN THE FIELD. ANY COUNTY THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED SUCH SOFTWARE MUST SUPPLY ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING ANY RECEIPTS, THAT DETAILS SUCH PURCHASE. THE STATE SHALL DISBURSE GRANTS, WHEN APPLICABLE, FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15814-01-6
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