New York A 3970: Clarifies the timeline and details needed for child protective services to declare whether a report is "indicated" or "unfounded"

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A03970 Summary:

BILL NOA03970 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHevesi

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Amd §424, Soc Serv L

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Clarifies the timeline and details needed for child protective services to declare whether a report is "indicated" or "unfounded" including examining past family history.

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BILL NOA03970 

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01/30/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3970

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to clarifying when
 and how a child protective services report is determined

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 424 of the social services law, as
 2 amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 7. determine, within sixty days or as soon as it deems appropriate,
 5 whether the report is "indicated" or "unfounded", if, after conducting
 6 its initial investigation of the current report and thoroughly reviewing
 7 the family's history with the local child protective agency, (a) it
 8 determines that there is a history of prior unfounded reports or that
 9 the report appears to have been made for the purpose of harassment, and
 10 (b) it has not uncovered any new concerns about the safety of the chil-
 11 dren during its initial investigation and determined that the new report
 12 is likely unfounded;
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01909-01-5

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