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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A8213
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FRONTUS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
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:
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A6274
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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