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Assembly Bill A10422

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the office of professional discipline to report complaints of sexual misconduct made by certain professionals to law enforcement

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2011-A10422 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง6510-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6030

2011-A10422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of professional discipline to report complaints of sexual misconduct made by certain professionals to law enforcement.

2011-A10422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10422

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, WEISENBERG, MONTESANO, McLAUGHLIN, CASTRO,
  McKEVITT,  GIBSON,  ROSENTHAL, MARKEY, GRAF, SWEENEY, MURRAY, ROBERTS,
  ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, GUNTHER, ARROYO, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
  of A. CALHOUN, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the office
  of professional discipline to report complaints of  sexual  misconduct
  made by certain professionals to law enforcement

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6510-f
to read as follows:
  S 6510-F. COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH PATIENT; REPORT TO  LAW
ENFORCEMENT.  THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE SHALL, UPON  RECEIPT
OF ANY COMPLAINT MADE BY A PERSON AGAINST A PERSON LICENSED  TO PRACTICE
PSYCHOLOGY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE  OF  THIS  TITLE,
LICENSED  TO PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-
FOUR OF THIS TITLE OR LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELING
PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE, REPORT THE
NATURE AND CONTENT OF SUCH COMPLAINT TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHEREIN   THE ACTS  OR  BEHAVIOR
THAT  FORM  THE BASIS OF SUCH COMPLAINT OCCURRED  AND THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF STATE POLICE, IF SUCH COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT SUCH PERSON LICENSED  TO
PRACTICE  PSYCHOLOGY,  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK OR LICENSED TO
PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ENGAGED  IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE,  ORAL
SEXUAL  CONDUCT OR SEXUAL CONTACT, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION
130.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WITH A PATIENT.   SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE  MADE
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER IT IS  RECEIVED BY SUCH OFFICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15916-01-2

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