New York S 4718: Relates to access to reports of child abuse and maltreatment by criminal justice agencies; repealer

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S04718 Summary:

BILL NOS04718 

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Rpld §422 sub 4 ¶(A) sub¶ (l), amd §422, Soc Serv L

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Relates to access to reports of child abuse and maltreatment by criminal justice agencies; requires the office of children and family services to establish a centralized database of reports of child abuse and maltreatment for criminal justice agencies to access in the performance of their duties; defines criminal justice agencies.

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BILL NOS04718 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4718

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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 access to
 reports of child abuse and maltreatment by criminal justice agencies;
 and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (l) of paragraph (A) of subdivision 4 of
 2 section 422 of the social services law is REPEALED.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 422 of the social services law is
 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (A-1) to read as follows:
 5 (A-1) (a) The office shall establish a centralized database for crimi-
 6 nal justice agencies to access in the performance of their duties which
 7 shall include all reports made pursuant to this title as well as any
 8 other information obtained, reports written or photographs taken
 9 concerning such reports in the possession of the office or local depart-
 10 ments. The office shall maintain the format and content of such database
 11 and shall provide a method for which such reports and other information
 12 may be delivered to the office from local departments.
 13 (b) For the purposes of this paragraph, "criminal justice agencies"
 14 shall mean a district attorney, an assistant district attorney or an
 15 investigator employed in the office of a district attorney; a sworn
 16 officer of the division of state police, of the regional state park
 17 police, of a county department of parks, of a city police department, or
 18 of a county, town or village police department or county sheriff's
 19 office or department; or an Indian police officer.
 20 § 3. The second undesignated paragraph and the closing paragraph of
 21 paragraph (A) and paragraphs (B), (C) and (D) of subdivision 4 of
 22 section 422 of the social services law, the second undesignated para-
 23 graph of paragraph (A) as amended by section 6 of part D of chapter 501
 24 of the laws of 2012, the closing paragraph of paragraph (A) as added by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09371-01-5

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 1 chapter 12 of the laws of 1996, and paragraphs (B), (C) and (D) as
 2 amended by chapter 677 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 After a child, other than a child in residential care, who is reported
 5 to the central register of abuse or maltreatment reaches the age of
 6 eighteen years, access to a child's record under subparagraphs (a) and
 7 (b) of this paragraph shall be permitted only if a sibling or off-spring
 8 of such child is before such person and is a suspected victim of child
 9 abuse or maltreatment. In addition, a person or official required to
 10 make a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment pursuant to
 11 section four hundred thirteen of this [chapter] title shall receive,
 12 upon request, the findings of an investigation made pursuant to this
 13 title. However, no information may be released unless the person or
 14 official's identity is confirmed by the office. If the request for such
 15 information is made prior to the completion of an investigation of a
 16 report, the released information shall