New York A 726: Relates to violations of secrecy provisions of the tax law; increases penalties for disclosure of personal income information from a misdemeanor to class E felony

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A00726 Summary:

BILL NOA00726 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2 Part 7 §270, Fam Ct Act; add §422-d, Soc Serv L; add §619, NYC Chart

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Requires that attorneys be available to parents of minors; requires that all interactions with children by child protective services and the administration for children's services are videotaped.

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BILL NOA00726 

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01/08/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 726

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to requiring that
 attorneys be available to parents of minors involved in a family court
 proceeding; and to amend the social services law and the New York city
 charter, in relation to requiring that all interactions with children
 by child protective services and the administration for children's
 services are videotaped

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

 1 Section 1. Article 2 of the family court act is amended by adding a
 2 new part 7 to read as follows:
 3 PART 7
 4 ATTORNEYS FOR PARENTS
 5 Section 270. Attorneys for parents.
 6 § 270. Attorneys for parents. Parents of minors who are the subject of
 7 family court proceedings or appeals in proceedings originating in the
 8 family court should be represented by counsel of their own choosing or,
 9 if a parent or parents so choose not to hire counsel on their own, then
 10 counsel shall be assigned to them. Such representation of counsel shall
 11 be available or assigned to parents throughout proceedings in their
 12 entirety, including, but not limited to, before a petition is filed, at
 13 arraignment proceedings, and throughout the courthouse intake process.
 14 § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 422-d
 15 to read as follows:
 16 § 422-d. Video monitoring of interaction with children. The office of
 17 children and family services shall ensure that all interactions between
 18 members of child protective services and the children they are assigned
 19 to investigate or work with shall be recorded on video, in order to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02292-01-5

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 1 promote accountability and transparency in the investigations and
 2 proceedings conducted by child protective services.
 3 § 3. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 619
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 619. Video monitoring of interaction with children. The commissioner
 6 shall ensure all interactions between members of the administration for
 7 children's services and the children they are assigned to investigate or
 8 work with shall be recorded on video, in order to promote accountability
 9 and transparency in the investigations and proceedings conducted by the
 10 administration.
 11 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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