Bill Text: NY S08049 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8049 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-30 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8486 [S08049 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08049-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8049

                    IN SENATE

                                     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:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 413 of the social services law, as
     2  amended by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending  the  social  services
     3  law  relating  to updating the mandated reporter training to include how
     4  to identify an abused or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
     5  opmental disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  6463-A
     6  and A. 7366, is amended to read as follows:
     7    6.  The  office  of children and family services shall update training
     8  issued to persons and officials required to report  cases  of  suspected
     9  child abuse or maltreatment to include guidance on identifying an abused
    10  or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectu-
    11  al  or developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the mental
    12  hygiene law. Such guidance shall be developed in consultation  with  the
    13  justice  center for the protection of people with special needs. Persons
    14  and officials required to report  cases  of  suspected  child  abuse  or
    15  maltreatment  shall have [one year] two years from the effective date of
    16  this subdivision to receive such updated mandated reporter training.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
    18  manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the social services law
    19  relating  to  updating  the mandated reporter training to include how to
    20  identify  an  abused  or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
    21  opmental disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  6463-A
    22  and A. 7366, takes effect.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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