New York Bill Would Force City's Child Services Agency to Open Records to State Investigators

—New York legislators passed a bill that would compel the Administration for Children's Services to hand over critical internal records to state investigators probing child welfare failures. The measure now awaits signature from Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has until year's end to sign or veto it. If enacted, it would remove a longstanding shield that ACS has used to resist oversight from the state Department of Investigation, potentially exposing systemic failures in how the agency handles cases involving child abuse and neglect.