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Assembly Bill A7890

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to training requirements of employees

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2013-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง7.23, 13.23 & 19.23, Ment Hyg L

2013-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to training requirements of employees.

2013-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7890

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to training require-
  ments of employees

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

  Section 1. Section 7.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) UPON THE COMPLETION OF ANY REQUIRED TRAINING, INCLUDING RESIDENTS'
SUPPORT   PLANS,   INDIVIDUAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS,  BEHAVIORAL  SUPPORT
PROGRAMS OR ANY OTHER PLAN, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EMPLOYEES  TO
TAKE  AND  SUFFICIENTLY PASS A WRITTEN TEST REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THE
TRAINING PROGRAM.  NO LONGER WILL ANY READ AND SIGN TRAINING BE  ALLOWED
OR  ANY  SIMILAR  PRACTICE  OF HANDING OR SENDING A DOCUMENT TO A DIRECT
CARE GIVER AND REQUIRING THEM TO SIGN THAT  THEY  READ  IT  WITHOUT  ANY
WRITTEN TESTING.
  S  2.  Section  13.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a
new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) UPON THE COMPLETION OF ANY REQUIRED TRAINING, INCLUDING RESIDENTS'
SUPPORT  PLANS,  INDIVIDUAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS,   BEHAVIORAL   SUPPORT
PROGRAMS  OR ANY OTHER PLAN, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO
TAKE AND SUFFICIENTLY PASS A WRITTEN TEST REGARDING THE CONTENT  OF  THE
TRAINING  PROGRAM.  NO LONGER WILL ANY READ AND SIGN TRAINING BE ALLOWED
OR ANY SIMILAR PRACTICE OF HANDING OR SENDING A  DOCUMENT  TO  A  DIRECT
CARE  GIVER  AND  REQUIRING  THEM  TO SIGN THAT THEY READ IT WITHOUT ANY
WRITTEN TESTING.
  S 3. Section 19.23 of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
  (E) UPON THE COMPLETION OF ANY REQUIRED TRAINING, INCLUDING RESIDENTS'
SUPPORT   PLANS,   INDIVIDUAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS,  BEHAVIORAL  SUPPORT
PROGRAMS OR ANY OTHER PLAN, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EMPLOYEES  TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11222-03-3

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