A 9244: Allows a person a second hearing to seal their child protective services records upon a showing of good cause and there is no evidence the subject has committed maltreatment of a child in the preceding two years.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9244 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY November 7, 2025 ___________ 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 allowing persons to request a second hearing to seal child protective services records The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 8 of 2 section 422 of the social services law is amended by adding a new undes- 3 ignated paragraph to read as follows: 4 Provided, however, the subject shall be entitled to request a second 5 hearing to request the sealing of such subject's case no sooner than two 6 years after the date of the first hearing, if such subject provides the 7 office of children and family services evidence that the subject has had 8 a significant change in life circumstances, and there is no evidence the 9 subject has committed maltreatment of a child in the preceding two 10 years. A significant change in life circumstances shall include, but 11 not be limited to, completing services such as drug or alcohol treatment 12 programs, parenting skills classes, or anger management programs; or 13 regular participation in mental health services. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13910-02-5