Senate Bill S5574

2017-2018 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

  • 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-S5574 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2024
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §424-c, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7506
2015-2016: S3226

2017-S5574 (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.

2017-S5574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5574
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02671-01-7

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