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Education Law § 409-l · Article 9. School Buildings and Sites

Posting child abuse hotline telephone number

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Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)

§ 409-l. Posting child abuse hotline telephone number. 1. Every public school including charter schools shall post in English and in Spanish the toll-free telephone number operated by the office of children and family services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect established under section four hundred twenty-two of the social services law and directions for accessing the office of children and family services website.

2. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations relating to the posting required by subdivision one of this section.

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Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/EDN409-L
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