4-15-14: Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Erie County Commissioner of Social Services Carol Dankert-Maurer to detail a package of legislative reforms designed to improve the provision of Child Protective Services (“CPS”) to children and families across New York State. Each reform was presented in the form of proposed legislation along with a sponsor’s memorandum and will be sent by the County Executive to members of the WNY delegation to the NYS Legislature as well as to the Chairpersons of the NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Committees of Children and Families. The nineteen reforms in the 63-page package are the result of extensive research by the Department of Social Services into all CPS functions, and fall into five categories: Increasing CPS Powers to Help Children; Improving the Quality of Reporting to the Statewide Central Register; Punishing Abusers and Protecting Children; Modernizing the Child Welfare System; and Other Critical Reforms.
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