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Senate Bill S2008

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting

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2009-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1128, 1131 & 1132, Ed L

2009-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting.

2009-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2008

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, LARKIN, MORAHAN, SKELOS -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Children and Families

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to child abuse in an
  educational setting

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 1128 of the education law,
as  added  by  chapter  180  of  the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  Upon receipt of a written report described in paragraph (a) of  subdi-
vision one of section eleven hundred twenty-six of this article alleging
that  a child has been abused in an educational setting, a school admin-
istrator or superintendent shall [where there is a reasonable  suspicion
to believe that an act of child abuse has occurred]:
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 1131 of the education law, as added by
chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Upon receiving notice of a  conviction  from  a  district  attorney
pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of this section, the commissioner shall,
without delay, proceed to determine  whether  the  individual  possesses
good  moral character, in accordance with the regulations of the commis-
sioner governing such  a  determination,  EXCEPT  THAT  UPON  NOTICE  OF
CONVICTION  OF  CHILD  SEXUAL  ABUSE  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF
SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL REVOKE THE CERTIFICATION OF SUCH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.
  S  3.  Section  1132  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A TRAINING MANUAL ADDRESSING CHILD
ABUSE IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO BE PROVIDED TO EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
AND  PRIVATE  SCHOOL  IN  THE STATE WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT IN-SERVICE
TRAINING BE PROVIDED TO ALL LICENSED AND CERTIFIED SCHOOL  EMPLOYEES  ON
AN ANNUAL BASIS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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