Bill Text: NY S05574 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S05574 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S05574-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5574
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 17, 2017
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        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:
     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  424-c to read as follows:
     3    § 424-c. Paid leave and counseling;  death  of  abused  or  maltreated
     4  child. 1. (a) A non-supervisory local child protective services employee
     5  that  is investigating a report of suspected child abuse or maltreatment
     6  shall receive five days of paid leave if the child  suspected  of  being
     7  abused or maltreated dies when there is reasonable cause to suspect that
     8  the  death  was  the  result  of  injuries  suffered  from such abuse or
     9  maltreatment.
    10    (b) The entire period of the leave of absence granted pursuant to this
    11  subdivision shall be excused leave and shall not be charged against  any
    12  other leave such employee is otherwise entitled to.
    13    2.  Each local social services district shall offer every non-supervi-
    14  sory local child protective services employee subject to subdivision one
    15  of this section counseling or psychological assistance immediately after
    16  the death of the child. Such assistance shall be offered at no  cost  to
    17  the employee.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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