Senate Bill S6635B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to including certain employees or volunteers of youth organizations as mandated reporters

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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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2021-S6635 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7462
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §404, N-PC L; add §110, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10737
2023-2024: S2709

2021-S6635 - Summary

Relates to including certain employees or volunteers of not-for-profit youth organizations whose primary purpose is to interact with youth through activities, events or gatherings as mandated reporters.

2021-S6635 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6635 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6635                                                  A. 7462
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
   and Families
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  including
   certain  employees  or  volunteers  of youth organizations as mandated
   reporters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
 services  law,  as  amended  by section 7 of part C of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The following persons and officials  are  required  to  report  or
 cause  a  report to be made in accordance with this title when they have
 reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming  before  them  in  their
 professional  or  official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or
 when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused  or
 maltreated  child  where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person
 legally responsible for such child comes before them  in  their  profes-
 sional  or  official  capacity and states from personal knowledge facts,
 conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an
 abused or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician  assist-
 ant;  surgeon;  medical  examiner;  coroner;  dentist; dental hygienist;
 osteopath;  optometrist;  chiropractor;  podiatrist;  resident;  intern;
 psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; emergency medical techni-
 cian;  licensed  creative  arts  therapist; licensed marriage and family
 therapist; licensed mental  health  counselor;  licensed  psychoanalyst;
 licensed  behavior analyst; certified behavior analyst assistant; hospi-
 tal personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care  or  treatment

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S6635A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7462
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §404, N-PC L; add §110, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10737
2023-2024: S2709

2021-S6635A - Summary

Relates to including certain employees or volunteers of not-for-profit youth organizations whose primary purpose is to interact with youth through activities, events or gatherings as mandated reporters.

2021-S6635A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6635A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6635--A                                            A. 7462--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
   and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and  Families
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, SAYEGH  --  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 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law, in relation to including
   certain employees or volunteers of  youth  organizations  as  mandated
   reporters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
 services law, as amended by section 7 of part C of  chapter  57  of  the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  following  persons  and  officials are required to report or
 cause a report to be made in accordance with this title when  they  have
 reasonable  cause  to  suspect  that a child coming before them in their
 professional or official capacity is an abused or maltreated  child,  or
 when  they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused or
 maltreated child where the parent, guardian, custodian or  other  person
 legally  responsible  for  such child comes before them in their profes-
 sional or official capacity and states from  personal  knowledge  facts,
 conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an
 abused  or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician assist-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05434-02-2
              

2021-S6635B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7462
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §404, N-PC L; add §110, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10737
2023-2024: S2709

2021-S6635B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including certain employees or volunteers of not-for-profit youth organizations whose primary purpose is to interact with youth through activities, events or gatherings as mandated reporters.

2021-S6635B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6635B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6635--B                                            A. 7462--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
   and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and  Families
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, SAYEGH -- 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 -- reported and referred to the Committee on  Codes  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes
   in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, the not-for-profit  corporation
   law  and the executive law, in relation to including certain employees
   or volunteers of youth organizations as mandated reporters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
 services  law,  as  amended  by section 7 of part C of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The following persons and officials  are  required  to  report  or
 cause  a  report to be made in accordance with this title when they have
 reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming  before  them  in  their
 professional  or  official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or
 when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused  or
 maltreated  child  where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05434-03-2
              

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