A02887 Summary:
BILL NO | A02887B |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Scarborough |
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COSPNSR | Hevesi, Lupardo, Peoples-Stokes |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd SS6507, 3003 & 3004, Ed L; amd S413, Soc Serv L | |
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Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training. |
A02887 Actions:
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01/18/2013 | referred to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | referred to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2014 | amend and recommit to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/31/2014 | print number 2887a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2014 | amend (t) and recommit to children and families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/20/2014 | print number 2887b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/03/2014 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | rules report cal.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | ordered to third reading rules cal.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
A02887 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
McKevitt
ER
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
ER
Titus
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Walter
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
ER
Weisenberg
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
AB
Kellner
ER
Nojay
ER
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Camara
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Clark
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Colton
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
ER
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Graf
ER
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A02887 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2887--B 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, HEVESI, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law and the social services law, in relation to coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the educa- 2 tion law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2006, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education, 5 experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti- 6 cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 7 commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply- 8 ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, initially, 9 or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a 10 physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome- 11 trist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master social worker, 12 licensed clinical social worker, licensed creative arts therapist, 13 licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental health counse- 14 lor, licensed psychoanalyst, or dental hygienist shall, in addition to 15 all the other licensure, certification or permit requirements, and every 16 three years thereafter, have completed two hours of coursework or train- 17 ing regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and 18 maltreatment. The coursework or training shall be obtained from an 19 institution or provider which has been approved by the department to EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02722-05-4A. 2887--B 2 1 provide such coursework or training. The coursework or training shall 2 include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of 3 child abuse and maltreatment and the statutory reporting requirements 4 set out in sections four hundred thirteen through four hundred twenty of 5 the social services law, including but not limited to, when and how a 6 report must be made, what other actions the reporter is mandated or 7 authorized to take, the legal protections afforded reporters, and the 8 consequences for failing to report. Such coursework or training may also 9 include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of 10 the abuse of individuals with [mental retardation and other] develop- 11 mental disabilities and voluntary reporting of abused or neglected 12 adults to the office [of mental retardation and] for people with devel- 13 opmental disabilities or the local adult protective services unit. Each 14 applicant shall provide the department with documentation showing that 15 he or she has completed the required training. The department shall 16 provide an exemption from the child abuse and maltreatment training 17 requirements to any applicant who requests such an exemption and who 18 shows, to the department's satisfaction, that there would be no need 19 because of the nature of his or her practice for him or her to complete 20 such training; 21 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the education 22 law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read 23 as follows: 24 a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education, 25 experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti- 26 cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 27 commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply- 28 ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, initially, 29 or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a 30 physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome- 31 trist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master social worker, 32 licensed clinical social worker, licensed creative arts therapist, 33 licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental health counse- 34 lor, licensed psychoanalyst, dental hygienist, licensed behavior 35 analyst, or certified behavior analyst assistant shall, in addition to 36 all the other licensure, certification or permit requirements, and every 37 three years thereafter, have completed two hours of coursework or train- 38 ing regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and 39 maltreatment. The coursework or training shall be obtained from an 40 institution or provider which has been approved by the department to 41 provide such coursework or training. The coursework or training shall 42 include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of 43 child abuse and maltreatment and the statutory reporting requirements 44 set out in sections four hundred thirteen through four hundred twenty of 45 the social services law, including but not limited to, when and how a 46 report must be made, what other actions the reporter is mandated or 47 authorized to take, the legal protections afforded reporters, and the 48 consequences for failing to report. Such coursework or training may also 49 include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of 50 the abuse of individuals with [mental retardation and other] develop- 51 mental disabilities and voluntary reporting of abused or neglected 52 adults to the office [of mental retardation and] for people with devel- 53 opmental disabilities or the local adult protective services unit. Each 54 applicant shall provide the department with documentation showing that 55 he or she has completed the required training. The department shall 56 provide an exemption from the child abuse and maltreatment trainingA. 2887--B 3 1 requirements to any applicant who requests such an exemption and who 2 shows, to the department's satisfaction, that there would be no need 3 because of the nature of his or her practice for him or her to complete 4 such training; 5 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 3003 of the education law, as amended by 6 chapter 737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 7 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall 8 require that any person applying, on or after January first, nineteen 9 hundred ninety-one, for a superintendent's certificate shall, in addi- 10 tion to all the other requirements, and every three years thereafter, 11 have completed two hours of coursework or training regarding the iden- 12 tification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. The course- 13 work or training shall be obtained from an institution or provider which 14 has been approved by the department to provide such coursework or train- 15 ing. The coursework or training shall include information regarding the 16 physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and 17 the statutory reporting requirements set out in sections four hundred 18 thirteen through four hundred twenty of the social services law, includ- 19 ing but not limited to, when and how a report must be made, what other 20 actions the reporter is mandated or authorized to take, the legal 21 protections afforded reporters, and the consequences for failing to 22 report. Each applicant shall provide the department with documentation 23 showing that he or she has completed the required training. 24 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 3004 of the education law, as amended by 25 chapter 737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 26 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall 27 prescribe regulations requiring that all persons applying, on or after 28 January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, for a certificate or license 29 to be a teacher shall, in addition to all the other certification or 30 licensure requirements, and every three years thereafter, have completed 31 two hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and 32 reporting of child abuse and maltreatment. The coursework or training 33 shall be obtained from an institution or provider which has been 34 approved by the department to provide such coursework or training. The 35 coursework or training shall include information regarding the physical 36 and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and the statu- 37 tory reporting requirements set out in sections four hundred thirteen 38 through four hundred twenty of the social services law, including but 39 not limited to, when and how a report must be made, what other actions 40 the reporter is mandated or authorized to take, the legal protections 41 afforded reporters, and the consequences for failing to report. Each 42 applicant shall provide the department with documentation showing that 43 he or she has completed the required training. 44 § 5. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding a new 45 subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 46 1-a. (a) Every person and official required to report child abuse or 47 maltreatment, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, shall, prior 48 to assumption of the position which requires such reporting, and every 49 three years thereafter, complete two hours of coursework or training 50 regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreat- 51 ment; provided that every person and official holding such a position on 52 or before the effective date of this paragraph shall complete such 53 coursework or training within one year of the effective date of this 54 subdivision. 55 (b) Except as otherwise provided by the education law, the office of 56 children and family services shall approve and/or establish the course-A. 2887--B 4 1 work and training required to implement the provisions of this subdivi- 2 sion. Such coursework and training may be developed so that it can be 3 offered through various means including, but not limited to, internet 4 based courses and teleconferences. 5 § 6. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 6 law provided, however, that section two of this act shall take effect on 7 the same date and in the same manner as chapter 554 of the laws of 2013 8 takes effect.