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Senate Bill S8049

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Extends time frame to two years to receive updated mandated reporter training

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2023-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8486
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.6463-A & A.7366)

2023-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends time frame to two years to receive updated mandated reporter training to include guidance on identifying an abused or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability.

2023-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8049
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  extending  time
   frames for updated mandated reporter training
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 413 of the social services law, as
 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending  the  social  services
 law  relating  to updating the mandated reporter training to include how
 to identify an abused or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
 opmental disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  6463-A
 and A. 7366, is amended to read as follows:
   6.  The  office  of children and family services shall update training
 issued to persons and officials required to report  cases  of  suspected
 child abuse or maltreatment to include guidance on identifying an abused
 or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectu-
 al  or developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the mental
 hygiene law. Such guidance shall be developed in consultation  with  the
 justice  center for the protection of people with special needs. Persons
 and officials required to report  cases  of  suspected  child  abuse  or
 maltreatment  shall have [one year] TWO YEARS from the effective date of
 this subdivision to receive such updated mandated reporter training.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the social services law
 relating  to  updating  the mandated reporter training to include how to
 identify  an  abused  or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
 opmental disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  6463-A
 and A. 7366, takes effect.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10847-06-4

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