Jonathon's_Law
Jonathan's Law is a New York state law signed in May 2007 by Governor Eliot Spitzer,[1] established procedures for the notification of parents and guardians of incidents affecting the health and well-being of children and certain adults residing in state-run facilities.[2] Jonathan's Law was sponsored by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D–Long Beach) and State Sen. Thomas P. Morahan (R–New City). The law is named for Jonathan Carey, a child with autism and who was killed in 2007 by a direct care worker employed at the state-run facility where he lived.
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