NYC Council Introduction 294

intro.nyc/0294-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Requiring the administration for children’s services to provide a multilingual disclosure form to parents or guardians during a child protective investigation.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on General Welfare
Sponsored by Sandra Ung
Introduced: April 28, 2022

This bill would require the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to produce and make available to the parent or caretaker a multilingual disclosure form available in designated citywide languages and post on its website such form. The form would be provided at the commencement of a child protective investigation and would include information regarding the rights of a parent or caretaker during a child protective investigation, resources which may be available to such parent or caretaker including legal services, and information about ACS’ Office of Advocacy.

Sponsors: 22