S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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670--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COLTON, M. MILLER, MILLMAN, ENGLEBRIGHT,
PAULIN, P. RIVERA, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
GABRYSZAK, McENENY, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
er Education 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 education law, in relation to training regarding
domestic violence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education,
experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti-
cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply-
ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one, initially,
or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a
physician, chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome-
trist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master social worker,
licensed clinical social worker, licensed creative arts therapist,
licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental health counse-
lor, licensed psychoanalyst, or dental hygienist shall, in addition to
all the other licensure, certification or permit requirements, have
completed [two] THREE hours of coursework or training regarding the
identification and reporting of child abuse [and], maltreatment, AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. The coursework or training shall be obtained from an
institution or provider which has been approved by the department to
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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provide such coursework or training. The coursework or training shall
include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of
child abuse [and], maltreatment, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the statutory
reporting requirements set out in sections four hundred thirteen through
four hundred twenty of the social services law, including but not limit-
ed to, when and how a report must be made, what other actions the repor-
ter is mandated or authorized to take, the legal protections afforded
reporters, and the consequences for failing to report. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS REQUIRING THAT BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND THIRTEEN, ONE HOUR OF THE THREE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING HOURS
SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILD
ABUSE, MALTREATMENT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF
BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL INDICATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS DEFINED IN
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. Such
coursework or training may also include information regarding the phys-
ical and behavioral indicators of the abuse of individuals with mental
retardation and other developmental disabilities and voluntary reporting
of abused or neglected adults to the office of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities or the local adult protective services unit.
Each applicant shall provide the department with documentation showing
that he or she has completed the required training. The department shall
provide an exemption from the child abuse [and], maltreatment, AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE training requirements to any applicant who requests
such an exemption and who shows, to the department's satisfaction, that
there would be no need because of the nature of his or her practice for
him or her to complete such training;
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.