Assembly Bill A8485

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8485 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7372
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 1126, 1128, 1128-a, 1132 & 1133, Ed L

2017-A8485 - Summary

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting; requires the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations for training, to include, at a minimum, information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and certain statutory reporting requirements; and extends such provisions to private schools and such employees and volunteers within.

2017-A8485 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8485
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN, GUNTHER, THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Education
 
 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. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 1125 of the educa-
 tion law, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 as added by chapter 180 of the laws
 of 2000 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of part E  of  chapter
 501 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  "Child"  shall  mean  a  person  under the age of twenty-one years
 enrolled in a school district OR  PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  A  CHARTER
 SCHOOL,  PRIVATE SCHOOL, INCLUDING AN APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTAB-
 LISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS  OF  NINETEEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX,  STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL AND STATE OPERATED SCHOOL,
 SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND  ONE  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES in this
 state[, other than a school district within a city having  a  population
 of one million or more].
   3.  "Employee"  shall  mean  any  person receiving compensation from a
 school district OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING A  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  PRIVATE
 SCHOOL, INCLUDING AN APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAP-
 TER  EIGHT  HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-
 SIX, STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL  AND  STATE  OPERATED  SCHOOL,  SPECIAL  ACT
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER
 OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 WHICH  CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL,
 SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO  CHILDREN,  or  employee  of  a  contracted
 service  provider  or  worker  placed  within  the school under a public
 assistance employment program, pursuant to title nine-B of article  five
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A8485A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7372
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 1126, 1128, 1128-a, 1132 & 1133, Ed L

2017-A8485A - Summary

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting; requires the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations for training, to include, at a minimum, information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and certain statutory reporting requirements; and extends such provisions to private schools and such employees and volunteers within.

2017-A8485A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8485--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NOLAN, GUNTHER, THIELE, SEPULVEDA, ENGLEBRIGHT,
   BRINDISI,  LIFTON,  OTIS,  TITONE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,
   MURRAY,  LAWRENCE,  PAULIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALSH --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education --  reported  and
   referred  to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Codes 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 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. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 1125 of the educa-
 tion law, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 as added by chapter 180 of the laws
 of  2000  and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter
 501 of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new subdivision 10  is  added
 to read as follows:
   2.  "Child"  shall  mean  a  person  under the age of twenty-one years
 enrolled in a school [district  in  this  state,  other  than  a  school
 district within a city having a population of one million or more].
   3. "Employee" shall mean any person: (I) WHO IS receiving compensation
 from  a  school  [district]  OR (II) WHOSE DUTIES INVOLVE DIRECT STUDENT
 CONTACT AND (A) WHO IS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM ANY PERSON OR  ENTITY
 THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHIL-
 DREN,  or  (B)  WHO  IS  AN employee of a contracted service provider or
 worker placed within the school under  a  public  assistance  employment
 program, pursuant to title nine-B of article five of the social services
 law,  and consistent with the provisions of such title for the provision
 of services to  such  [district]  SCHOOL,  its  students  or  employees,
 directly  or  through contract[, whereby such services performed by such
 person involve direct student contact].
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A8485B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7372
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 1126, 1128, 1128-a, 1132 & 1133, Ed L

2017-A8485B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to child abuse in an educational setting; requires the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations for training, to include, at a minimum, information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and certain statutory reporting requirements; and extends such provisions to private schools and such employees and volunteers within.

2017-A8485B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8485--B
                                                         Cal. No. 696
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NOLAN, GUNTHER, THIELE, SEPULVEDA, ENGLEBRIGHT,
   BRINDISI,  LIFTON,  OTIS,  TITONE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,
   MURRAY, LAWRENCE, PAULIN, FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALSH
   --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Education -- reported
   and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Codes in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  reported  from committee, advanced to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
   order of third reading
 
 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. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 1125 of the educa-
 tion law, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 as added by chapter 180 of the laws
 of  2000  and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter
 501 of the laws of 2012, are amended and a new subdivision 10  is  added
 to read as follows:
   2.  "Child"  shall  mean  a  person  under the age of twenty-one years
 enrolled in a school [district  in  this  state,  other  than  a  school
 district within a city having a population of one million or more].
   3. "Employee" shall mean any person: (I) WHO IS receiving compensation
 from  a  school  [district]  OR (II) WHOSE DUTIES INVOLVE DIRECT STUDENT
 CONTACT AND (A) WHO IS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM ANY PERSON OR  ENTITY
 THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHIL-
 DREN,  or  (B)  WHO  IS  AN employee of a contracted service provider or
 worker placed within the school under  a  public  assistance  employment
 program, pursuant to title nine-B of article five of the social services
 law,  and consistent with the provisions of such title for the provision
 of services to  such  [district]  SCHOOL,  its  students  or  employees,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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