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A07366 Summary:

A07366 Actions:

A07366 Committee Votes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES   Chair:Hevesi      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:16/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Hevesi
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Davila
Aye
Flood
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Maher
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
McGowan
Aye
Darling
Aye
Pirozzolo
Excused
Anderson
Aye
Clark
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Meeks
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Chandler-Waterm
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/06/2023AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A07366 Floor Votes:

A07366 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7366
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 18, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Children and Families
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to updating the
          mandated reporter training to include how to  identify  an  abused  or
          maltreated child with an intellectual or developmental disability

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    6. The office of children and family services  shall  update  training
     4  issued  to  persons  and officials required to report cases of suspected
     5  child abuse or maltreatment to include guidance on identifying an abused
     6  or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectu-
     7  al or developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the  mental
     8  hygiene  law.  Such guidance shall be developed in consultation with the
     9  justice center for the protection of people with special needs.  Persons
    10  and  officials  required  to  report  cases  of suspected child abuse or
    11  maltreatment shall have one year from the effective date of this  subdi-
    12  vision to receive such updated mandated reporter training.
    13    §    2.  Paragraph  (c)  of subdivision 2 of section 421 of the social
    14  services law, as amended by section 7 of subpart A of part JJ of chapter
    15  56 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
    16    (c) issue guidelines to assist local child protective services in  the
    17  interpretation  and assessment of reports of abuse and maltreatment made
    18  to the statewide central register  described  in  section  four  hundred
    19  twenty-two  of  this article. Such guidelines shall include information,
    20  standards and criteria for the identification  of  evidence  of  alleged
    21  abuse  and maltreatment as required to determine whether a report may be
    22  indicated pursuant to this article.  Provided  further,  the  office  of
    23  children and family services shall update such guidelines, standards and
    24  criteria issued to the local child protective services to include proto-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10847-03-3
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     1  cols  to  reduce implicit bias in the decision-making processes, strate-
     2  gies for identifying adverse childhood experiences as defined  in  para-
     3  graph  (c) of subdivision one of section twenty-d of this chapter, [and]
     4  guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while
     5  interacting   virtually,  and  guidance  on  identifying  an  abused  or
     6  maltreated child when such child is an individual with  an  intellectual
     7  or  developmental  disability  as  defined in section 1.03 of the mental
     8  hygiene law. The office  may  utilize  existing  programs  or  materials
     9  established pursuant to section twenty-d of this chapter.
    10    §  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
    11  law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment,  and/or  repeal  of
    12  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
    13  its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
    14  such effective date.