ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) serves the most families of any local social services district in the State. The ACS Division of Child Protection investigates about 60,000 allegations of child abuse and maltreatment annually that the City receives through the Statewide Central Register. The NYS Assembly Committee on Children and Families, as well as the Assembly Standing Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation, along with the Senate Committee on Children and Families, is holding this hearing in order to better understand the unique challenges ACS experiences in meeting the needs of families experiencing child abuse and neglect. The Committees are interested in what improvements can be made to the current practices, how the State can support such efforts, and whether changes in State law are necessary to improve CPS in NYC and statewide.

Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committees at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committees will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. In the absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked.

Ten (10) copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees' interest in hearing testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the New York State Senate and Assembly have made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Senate and Assembly facilities and activities.

Donna Lupardo
Member of Assembly
Chair
Committee on Children and Families

Andrew Hevesi
Member of Assembly
Chair
Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation

Simcha Felder
Senator
Chair
Committee on Children and Families

I plan to attend the following hearing on New York City Child Protective Services practices to be conducted by the Assembly Committee for Children and Families and the Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation, as well as the Senate Committee on Children and Families, on December 5, 2013.

I plan to make a public statement at the hearing. My statement will be limited to 10 minutes, and I will answer any questions which may arise. I will provide 10 copies of my prepared statement.

I will address my remarks to the following subjects:

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I do not plan to attend the above hearing.

I would like to be added to the Committee's mailing list for notices and reports.

I would like to be removed from the Committee's mailing list.

I will require assistance and/or handicapped accessibility information. Please specify the type of assistance required:

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