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                                  5559

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARCLAY, KOLB, McKEVITT, CROUCH, BLANKENBUSH,
  TENNEY, McDONOUGH, DiPIETRO, DUPREY, BUTLER, MONTESANO, WALTER,  GRAF,
  CORWIN,  FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, HAWLEY, OAKS
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  addi-
  tional investigation of certain claims of abuse or maltreatment

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as
added by chapter 1039 of the  laws  of  1973,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  upon  the  receipt  of  each  written report made pursuant to this
title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register
of child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven  days
after  receipt of the initial report, the child protective service shall
send a preliminary written report of the initial investigation,  includ-
ing  evaluation  and actions taken or contemplated, to the state central
register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft-
er in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation  to
the  end  that  the  state  central  register is kept fully informed and
up-to-date concerning the handling of reports; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
WHEN THREE OR MORE REPORTS ARE MADE RELATING TO THE SAME PERSON RELATING
TO  THE ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT OF A CHILD, INCLUDING UNFOUNDED AND CLOSED
CASES NOT FOUND TO BE MISTAKEN OR FALSE REPORTS, SUCH  PERSON  SHALL  BE
INVESTIGATED  AND EVALUATED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF THE LAST REPORT;
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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

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