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2019 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 1 - General Provisions
Article 23-B - Child Abuse in an Educational Setting
1129 - Penalties for Failure to Comply.
Universal Citation: NY Educ L § 1129 (2019)
§ 1129. Penalties for failure to comply. 1. Willful failure of an employee to prepare and submit a written report of an allegation of child abuse as required by this article shall be a class A misdemeanor. 2. (a) Willful failure of a school administrator or superintendent to submit a written report of child abuse to an appropriate law enforcement authority, as required by this article, shall be a class A misdemeanor.(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, any failure to submit a written report of child abuse to an appropriate law enforcement authority as required by this article, shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars upon an administrative determination by the commissioner.
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