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NY S01754
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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AI Summary
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Establishes a statewide, toll-free hotline operated by the Office of Children and Family Services to receive reports of abuse and incidents that may jeopardize an individual's health or welfare, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Allows anonymous calls to the hotline and requires immediate oral and electronic transmission of reports to appropriate state agencies or local social services offices
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Mandates expedited notification to law enforcement, district attorneys, and emergency responders when reports allege potential criminal offenses or immediate threats to health, safety, or welfare
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Requires the state's elder abuse public education campaign to include information about the new statewide hotline as a resource for reporting suspected elder abuse
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to creating a hotline for the reporting of various forms of abuse which may jeopardize the health or welfare of any person.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGING
1/7/2026