Assembly Bill A3422

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires certain persons and officials, teachers, superintendents and certain professionals to complete training in reporting cases of suspected child abuse

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A3422 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4644
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §§3003, 3209-a, 3004, 3007, 6501, 6502 & 6507, add §6502-a, Ed L; amd §§214-a & 840, Exec L; amd §2805-n, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7030, S635
2013-2014: S1404
2015-2016: S908
2017-2018: S3742

2009-A3422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; further all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals who are required to report cases of child abuse and maltreatment to complete training in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment at least once every 2 years.

2009-A3422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3422

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH,  DINOWITZ,  CLARK,  EDDINGTON,
  N. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL, PHEFFER, GREENE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  BOYLAND, MAISEL, McENENY, REILLY, SCHIMEL, TITONE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  persons  and  officials  required  to  report suspected child abuse or
  maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training; to amend the educa-
  tion law, in relation to requiring  school  superintendents,  teachers
  and  certain  other licensed professionals to complete training in the
  reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment;  and  to
  amend  the  executive  law  and  the public health law, in relation to
  child abuse prevention

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  (A)  EVERY PERSON AND OFFICIAL REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR
MALTREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL,  PRIOR
TO  ASSUMPTION  OF  THE POSITION WHICH REQUIRES SUCH REPORTING, COMPLETE
TWO HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR TRAINING  REGARDING  THE  IDENTIFICATION  AND
REPORTING  OF  CHILD  ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; PROVIDED THAT EVERY PERSON
AND OFFICIAL HOLDING SUCH A POSITION ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  COMPLETE  SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING WITHIN ONE
YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (B) EVERY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, POLICE OFFI-
CER, PEACE OFFICER, INVESTIGATOR EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF THE  DISTRICT
ATTORNEY,  PEDIATRICIAN, PHYSICIAN WHO IS EMPLOYED IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM,
REGISTERED NURSE AND REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A
PEDIATRICIAN OR IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM, TEACHER, CHILD CARE WORKER, FOSTER
CARE WORKER, MEDICAL  EXAMINER,  CORONER,  PREVENTIVE  SERVICES  WORKER,
CHILD   PROTECTIVE  SERVICES  WORKER,  SOCIAL  WORKER  WHOSE  EMPLOYMENT
INVOLVES REGULAR INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL-
ISM COUNSELOR WHOSE EMPLOYMENT INVOLVES REGULAR INTERACTION  WITH  CHIL-
DREN,  AND  MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHOSE EMPLOYMENT INVOLVES REGULAR

              

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