NY State Senate Bill 2017-S836

Senate Bill S836

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires completion of annual training by persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
May 31, 2018	advanced to third reading
May 30, 2018	2nd report cal.
May 22, 2018	1st report cal.1329
Feb 13, 2018	reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2018	referred to children and families
Jun 21, 2017	committed to rules
May 01, 2017	advanced to third reading
Apr 26, 2017	2nd report cal.
Apr 25, 2017	1st report cal.603
Apr 04, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Jan 05, 2017	referred to children and families

Votes

- May 22, 2018 - Finance Committee Vote
  S836
  
  31
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  6
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 22, 2018
      
      aye (31)
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (6)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Krueger
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Rivera
      
      Savino
  Apr 25, 2017 - Finance Committee Vote
  S836
  
  32
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Apr 25, 2017
      
      aye (32)
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Montgomery
      
      Peralta
      
      excused (3)
      
      Bailey
      
      Boyle
      
      Krueger
  Feb 13, 2018 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S836
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: Feb 13, 2018
      
      aye (6)
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Helming
      
      Montgomery
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Persaud
  Apr 4, 2017 - Children And Families Committee Vote
  S836
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Children And Families Committee Vote: Apr 4, 2017
      
      aye (7)
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Helming
      
      Montgomery
      
      Persaud
      
      Savino
      
      Serino

co-Sponsors

2017-S836 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §413-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5649
2019-2020: S1041, S4760

2017-S836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires completion of annual training by persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment; such training shall be offered online free of charge and address the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.

2017-S836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S836

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring
persons and officials who are required to report cases of suspected
child abuse or maltreatment to complete annual training relating to
identifying and reporting such abuse and maltreatment

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that persons who are required to
report suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment remain current
on appropriate training and that a record of completion of such
training is maintained.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Accurate and timely reporting of suspected cases of child abuse or
maltreatment is an essential element of protecting New York State's
most vulnerable population. Mandatory reporters are often on the front
lines in identifying instances where a child may be the victim of
abuse or maltreatment. These mandatory reporters play a vital role in
the protection of potential victims because they are often the first
to alert a child protective service or law enforcement agency of
potential abuse or maltreatment.

The certification course required in this legislation takes two hours
to complete, but users have the ability to complete the required two
hours over a thirty-day period. Once completed, proof of such
completion should be submitted either in printed or electronic form to
the individual's employer. If they are self-employed, the individual
must maintain their own record of completion. In both instances, the
record must be producible to any employee of the office of children
and family services, child protective agency, or law enforcement
officer engaged in the investigation of suspected child abuse or
maltreatment.

The course is available at www.nysmandatedreporter.org, a site that is
sponsored by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services
through an agreement with the State University of New York Buffalo
State Center for Development of Human Services Institute for Community
Health Promotion.

Completion of this course does not constitute any burden on mandatory
reporters given the course is free, available on the internet, and
easily accessible from any internet-connected computer. It is not
time-consuming to complete, as progress is saved at the completion of
each section, allowing individuals to complete the course at their own
pace over thirty days. Taking this refresher course will help to
ensure that every individual whose position is recognized as a
mandatory reporter of suspected child abuse or maltreatment has been
recently refreshed on reporting procedures and abuse or maltreatment
indicators.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.5649 Committed to Finance
2015: S.5649 Referred to Children & Families

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately, except that subdivisions 2 and
3 of section 413-a of the social services law, as added by section two
of this act, shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become law.

2017-S836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    836
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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  requiring
   persons  and  officials  who are required to report cases of suspected
   child abuse or maltreatment to complete annual  training  relating  to
   identifying and reporting such abuse and maltreatment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby  finds  that  in
 order  to  better  protect  the  state's most vulnerable population, the
 persons and officials who are required  to  report  cases  of  suspected
 child  abuse  or  maltreatment  would be better served to be required to
 take a free, annual electronically-provided, self-directed online train-
 ing course to refresh such persons and officials on the signs and  indi-
 cators of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.
   Accurate and timely reporting of child abuse or maltreatment is essen-
 tial to ensure cases are appropriately addressed and investigated by the
 appropriate  agencies.  Timely  and  thoroughly  investigated reports of
 child abuse or maltreatment are necessary in  order  to  prevent  future
 abuse or maltreatment while also holding accountable the parties respon-
 sible for such abuse or maltreatment and to remove children from danger-
 ous situations.
   By completing this type of training course annually, persons and offi-
 cials  who  are  required  to  report  cases of suspected child abuse or
 maltreatment will be able to stay current with all  of  the  information
 necessary  to  ensure that they are best able to identify signs of child
 abuse or maltreatment, as well as current reporting procedures  and  any
 potential changes in reporting requirements.
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 413-a
 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06230-01-7

 S. 836                              2
 
   § 413-A. MANDATORY  ANNUAL  CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT  REPORTING
 TRAINING.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL
 ESTABLISH A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AND MAY APPROVE COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
 OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES FOR PERSONS AND OFFICIALS  REQUIRED  TO  REPORT
 CASES OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS TITLE. SUCH COURSES SHALL PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING
 ON  THE  IDENTIFICATION  AND  REPORTING  OF  CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT
 PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AS SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL DEEM TO BE  NECESSARY.
 EACH COURSE OF INSTRUCTION SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE VIA LINKS ON
 THE  WEBSITE  OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
 SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS IN DURATION. FURTHERMORE,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY
 WHICH PROVIDES PROOF THAT A PERSON HAS COMPLETED SUCH COURSE OF INSTRUC-
 TION.
   2. EVERY PERSON AND OFFICIAL REQUIRED TO  REPORT  CASES  OF  SUSPECTED
 CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF
 THIS  TITLE  SHALL  EACH  CALENDAR YEAR COMPLETE A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
 ESTABLISHED OR APPROVED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION.
 UPON  EACH  COMPLETION  OF  SUCH  A COURSE, THE PERSON OR OFFICIAL SHALL
 PROVIDE PROOF OF COMPLETION TO THE EMPLOYER OF SUCH PERSON OR  OFFICIAL,
 UNLESS  THE  PERSON IS SELF-EMPLOYED, THEN HE OR SHE SHALL RETAIN A COPY
 OF SUCH PROOF.
   3. EVERY PERSON AND EMPLOYER RECEIVING A PROOF  OF  COURSE  COMPLETION
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL MAINTAIN A COPY THEREOF, IN EITHER PRINT-
 ED  OR  ELECTRONIC FORM, FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, AND SHALL MAKE SUCH
 COPY AVAILABLE TO ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  OR CHILD PROTECTIVE AGENCY, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ENGAGED
 IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, except that  subdivisions
 2 and 3 of section 413-a of the social services law, as added by section
 two of this act, shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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