A 9202: Requires additional investigation when three or more claims of abuse or maltreatment of a child are made relating to the same person; requires such person to be investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years from the date of the last report.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9202 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY November 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, MORINELLO, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, MANKTELOW -- 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: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 424 of the social services law, as 2 added by chapter 1039 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 3. upon the receipt of each written report made pursuant to this 5 title, transmit, forthwith, a copy thereof to the state central register 6 of child abuse and maltreatment. In addition, not later than seven days 7 after receipt of the initial report, the child protective service shall 8 send a preliminary written report of the initial investigation, includ- 9 ing evaluation and actions taken or contemplated, to the state central 10 register. Follow-up reports shall be made at regular intervals thereaft- 11 er in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner by regulation to 12 the end that the state central register is kept fully informed and 13 up-to-date concerning the handling of reports; provided, however, that 14 when three or more reports are made relating to the same person relating 15 to the abuse or maltreatment of a child, including unfounded and closed 16 cases not found to be mistaken or false reports, such person shall be 17 investigated and evaluated at least once a year for the next five years 18 from the date of the last report; 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 20 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 21 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 22 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 23 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02248-01-5