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Assembly Bill A9295

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the provision of 5 days of paid leave and counseling to child protective services employees investigating child abuse or maltreatment when the child dies from such abuse or maltreatment

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2015-A9295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3226
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง424-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7506
2017-2018: S5574

2015-A9295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the provision of 5 days of paid leave and counseling to child protective services employees investigating child abuse or maltreatment when the child dies from such abuse or maltreatment.

2015-A9295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9295

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to paid  leave  and
  counseling  for  child protective services employees when an abused or
  maltreated child dies

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

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
424-c to read as follows:
  S 424-C. PAID LEAVE AND COUNSELING;  DEATH  OF  ABUSED  OR  MALTREATED
CHILD. 1. (A) A NON-SUPERVISORY LOCAL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES EMPLOYEE
THAT  IS INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT
SHALL RECEIVE FIVE DAYS OF PAID LEAVE IF THE CHILD  SUSPECTED  OF  BEING
ABUSED OR MALTREATED DIES WHEN THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECT THAT
THE  DEATH  WAS  THE  RESULT  OF  INJURIES  SUFFERED  FROM SUCH ABUSE OR
MALTREATMENT.
  (B) THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE EXCUSED LEAVE AND SHALL NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST  ANY
OTHER LEAVE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO.
  2.  EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL OFFER EVERY NON-SUPERVI-
SORY LOCAL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
OF THIS SECTION COUNSELING OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THE DEATH OF THE CHILD. SUCH ASSISTANCE SHALL BE OFFERED AT NO  COST  TO
THE EMPLOYEE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00502-01-5

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