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Assembly Bill A8213

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to training in recognizing the observable signs and symptoms of abuse in students, and reporting procedures related thereto

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2019-A8213 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3004, Ed L; amd §7.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6274

2019-A8213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to training in recognizing the observable signs and symptoms of abuse in students, and reporting procedures related thereto.

2019-A8213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8213
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law  and  the  mental  hygiene  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  training  for  teachers,  administrators  and
   instructors related to recognizing the observable signs  and  symptoms
   of abuse in students, and reporting procedures related thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  ON  AND  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH,  IS  AUTHORIZED
 AND  DIRECTED  TO  REQUIRE  TRAINING  OF  TEACHERS,  ADMINISTRATORS  AND
 INSTRUCTORS RELATED TO RECOGNIZING THE OBSERVABLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS  OF
 ABUSE IN STUDENTS, AND REPORTING PROCEDURES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE
 THE  POWER  TO  PRESCRIBE  THE  NECESSARY REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISH SUCH
 PROGRAMS AND TRAINING RELATED TO RECOGNIZING THE  OBSERVABLE  SIGNS  AND
 SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE IN STUDENTS, AND REPORTING PROCEDURES RELATED THERETO.
 SUCH TRAINING SHALL CONSIST OF A ONE HOUR TRAINING SESSION AT THE BEGIN-
 NING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, AND A ONE HOUR TRAINING SESSION AT THE CONCLU-
 SION OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 2. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  THE  OFFICE  OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL ADVISE AND ASSIST THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING A TRAINING  CURRICULUM  FOR  TEACHERS,
 ADMINISTRATORS  AND  INSTRUCTORS  RELATED  TO RECOGNIZING THE OBSERVABLE
 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS  OF  ABUSE  IN  STUDENTS,  AND  REPORTING  PROCEDURES
 RELATED THERETO.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13099-01-9

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