Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2013/S1404/amendment/A
Timestamp: 2017-05-30 05:38:51
Document Index: 175783815

Matched Legal Cases: ['§413', '§3003', '§6502', '§214', '§2805', '§ 413', '§3003', '§  3209', '§3004', '§ 3007', '§ 6501', '§6502', '§6502', '§6507', '§ 214', '§840', '§2805', '§ 413', '§3003', '§ 3209', '§3004', '§ 1007', '§ 6501', '§ 6502', '§6502', '§ 214', '§840', '§2905']

NY State Senate Bill S1404A
senate Bill S1404A 2013-2014 Legislative Session Requires certain persons and officials, teachers, superintendents and certain professionals to complete training in reporting cases of suspected child abuse
print number 1404aamend and recommit to children and families
Original A (Active) Original A (Active) S1404 - Details
Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §§3003, 3209-a, 3004, 3007, 6501, 6502 & 6507, add §6502-a, Ed L; amd §§214-a & 840, Exec L; amd §2805-n, Pub Health L
2011-2012: S6352009-2010: S4644 S1404 - Summary
Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; further all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals who are required to report cases of child abuse and maltreatment to complete training in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment at least once every 2 years. S1404 - Sponsor Memo
to requiring persons and officials required to report suspected  child
abuse  or  maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training; to amend
the education law, in relation to  requiring  school  superintendents,
teachers and certain other licensed professionals to complete training
in  the  reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment;
and to amend the executive law and the public health law, in  relation
to child abuse prevention
require enhanced training for mandated reporters.
Section one would require all mandated reporters to complete two hours
of coursework or training regarding the identification  and  reporting
of  child  abuse  and maltreatment, require certain mandated reporters
whose  employment  involves  regular  interaction  with  children   to
complete  two  and  one-half hours of coursework or training regarding
the identification of child abuse  and  maltreatment  once  every  two
years and require that the Office of Children and Family Services must
approve and/or establish training which may be offered through various
means including internet and teleconferences.
Section  two  would  require  persons  applying for a superintendent's
certificate to complete two and a half additional hours of  coursework
or  training  at  least  once  every  two  years  on  child  abuse and
Section three would require each school  district  to  include  within
existing  training  to  mandated reporters information about the signs
and symptoms which may indicate child abuse or maltreatment.
Section  four  would  require  persons  applying   for   a   teacher's
certificate  to complete two and a half additional hours of coursework
or training  at  least  once  every  two  years  on  child  abuse  and
Section  five  would  require persons seeking endorsement of a foreign
teachers certificate or diploma to complete two and a half  additional
hours of coursework or training at least once every two years on child
Section  six  and seven would require persons seeking endorsement of a
foreign teachers certificate or diploma to complete  two  and  a  half
additional  hours  of  coursework  or training at least once every two
years on child abuse and maltreatment.
Section eight would set forth  the  training  requirements  for  those
licensed  under  the  education  law  who are also mandated reporters,
including two hours prior to licensing and two and a half  hour  every
two  years  thereafter.  It also allows the Department of Education to
develop  a  training  curriculum  regarding  the  identification   and
reporting of child abuse and maltreatment which may be offered through
various  means  including  internet  and teleconferences, but provides
that such training curriculum shall  be  approved  by  the  Office  of
Children  and Family Services and that, shall the Education Department
fail to establish a curriculum they shall use the OCFS curriculum.
Section  nine  would  provides  the  same  educational  and continuing
education requirements for those professional  specifically  named  in
section 6507 of the education law.
Section  ten  would  require the superintendent of the Division of the
State Police to develop and provide training to all  current  and  new
employees  who  are  likely to come in contact with children regarding
the identification and investigation of child abuse  and  maltreatment
and any protocols regarding the investigation of suspected child abuse
and maltreatment jointly with local departments of social services;
Section  eleven  would  require the Municipal Police Training Council,
under the auspice of the Division  of  Criminal  Justice  Services  to
include   within   existing  mandated  reporter  training  information
regarding the identification and  investigation  of  child  abuse  and
maltreatment   and   any  protocols  regarding  the  investigation  of
suspected child abuse and maltreatment jointly with local  departments
Section  twelve  would  require  all  hospitals to develop and provide
training to  all  current  and  new  employees  who  regularly  assess
injuries  in  children regarding the identification of child abuse and
Section thirteen would provide for an effective date of 120 days after
enactment provided that appropriate regulations and  rules  have  been
EFFECTS  OF  PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:  This bill would
add § 413(1-a) to the Social Services Law, amends §3003(4), §  3209-a,
§3004(2),  the  closing  paragraph  of § 3007, § 6501, §6502, §6502-a,
§6507(3) of the Education Law, amends § 214-a and §840(1) (j)  of  the
Executive Law and amends §2805-n of the Public Health Law.
JUSTIFICATION:    Reports  made by mandated reporters, such as doctors
and teachers were being rejected because  they  did  not  satisfy  the
requirements  established  by  the  state  central registry. This bill
would require that certain  mandated  reporters,  who  are  likely  to
encounter  children in the course of their professional duties receive
enhanced training  on  the  identification  of  child  abuse  and  the
requirements  for reporting such abuse. The training would be provided
by entities that already provide mandated  reporter  training  on  the
process  and  requirements  for reporting child abuse and maltreatment
including the Office  of  Children  and  Family  Services,  hospitals,
school districts, and state and local police.
2010: Died in Committee
2011-2012: S.635 - Died in Committee
EFFECTIVE DATE:  120 days after enactment.
S1404 - Bill Text
AN ACT to amend the  social  services  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
persons  and  officials  required  to  report suspected child abuse or
maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training; to amend the educa-
tion law, in relation to requiring  school  superintendents,  teachers
and  certain  other licensed professionals to complete training in the
reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment;  and  to
amend  the  executive  law  and  the public health law, in relation to
Section 1. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding
1-A.  (A)  EVERY PERSON AND OFFICIAL REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR
MALTREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL,  PRIOR
TO  ASSUMPTION  OF  THE POSITION WHICH REQUIRES SUCH REPORTING, COMPLETE
REPORTING  OF  CHILD  ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; PROVIDED THAT EVERY PERSON
AND OFFICIAL HOLDING SUCH A POSITION ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  COMPLETE  SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING WITHIN ONE
YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(B) EVERY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, POLICE OFFI-
CER, PEACE OFFICER, INVESTIGATOR EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF THE  DISTRICT
ATTORNEY,  PEDIATRICIAN, PHYSICIAN WHO IS EMPLOYED IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM,
REGISTERED NURSE AND REGISTERED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A
PEDIATRICIAN OR IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM, TEACHER, CHILD CARE WORKER, FOSTER
CARE WORKER, MEDICAL  EXAMINER,  CORONER,  PREVENTIVE  SERVICES  WORKER,
CHILD   PROTECTIVE  SERVICES  WORKER,  SOCIAL  WORKER  WHOSE  EMPLOYMENT
INVOLVES REGULAR INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL-
ISM COUNSELOR WHOSE EMPLOYMENT INVOLVES REGULAR INTERACTION  WITH  CHIL-
DREN,  AND  MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHOSE EMPLOYMENT INVOLVES REGULAR
INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD  ABUSE  OR  MALTREAT-
LBD02722-01-3
MENT,  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL, NOT LESS THAN
ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS, COMPLETE TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF  COURSEWORK  OR
MALTREATMENT.    SUCH  CONTINUING  COURSEWORK  OR TRAINING SHALL, TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, INCLUDE ADVANCED TRAINING WHICH BUILDS ON  THE
INITIAL OR EARLIER COURSEWORK REQUIRED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
(C)  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION LAW, THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL APPROVE AND/OR ESTABLISH THE  COURSE-
WORK  AND TRAINING REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.  SUCH COURSEWORK AND TRAINING MAY BE DEVELOPED SO THAT IT  CAN  BE
OFFERED  THROUGH  VARIOUS  MEANS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTERNET
BASED COURSES AND TELECONFERENCES.
S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 3003 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
require  that  any person applying[, on or after January first, nineteen
hundred ninety-one,] for a superintendent's certificate shall, in  addi-
tion  to all the other requirements, have completed two hours of course-
work or training regarding the identification  and  reporting  of  child
abuse  and  maltreatment, AND SHALL THEREAFTER COMPLETE TWO AND ONE-HALF
ADDITIONAL HOURS OF SUCH COURSEWORK OR  TRAINING  AT  LEAST  ONCE  EVERY
PERIOD  OF  TWO  YEARS.    SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER AS  IF  THE
SUPERINTENDENT WAS AN APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF A LICENSE TO PRACTICE A
PROFESSION  PURSUANT  TO TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.  The coursework or
report. Each applicant shall provide the department  with  documentation
S  3.  Section 3209-a of the education law, as added by chapter 504 of
S 3209-a. Child abuse prevention.  Each school district of  the  state
shall: (1) develop, maintain and disseminate written policies and proce-
dures  pursuant  to  title six of article six of the social services law
and applicable provisions of  article  ten  of  the  family  court  act,
regarding  the  mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, reporting
procedures and obligations of persons required to report, provisions for
taking a child into protective custody, mandatory reporting  of  deaths,
immunity from liability, penalties for failure to report and obligations
for  the provision of services and procedures necessary to safeguard the
life or health of the child; and (2)  establish,  and  implement  on  an
ongoing  basis,  a training program for all current and new school offi-
cials regarding the policies and procedures established pursuant to this
section AND THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY  BE  LIKELY
TO ENCOUNTER WHICH MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREAT-
S 4. Subdivision 2 of section 3004 of the education law, as amended by
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2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall
prescribe regulations requiring that all persons applying[, on or  after
January  first,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-one,]  for  a  certificate or
license to be a teacher shall, in addition  to  all  the  other  certif-
ication  or  licensure requirements, have completed two hours of course-
PERIOD  OF  TWO  YEARS.  SUCH  COURSEWORK  OR TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED
TEACHER  WAS  AN  APPLICANT  FOR  OR  HOLDER  OF A LICENSE TO PRACTICE A
PROFESSION PURSUANT TO TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.  The  coursework  or
training  shall  be  obtained  from an institution or provider which has
report.  Each  applicant shall provide the department with documentation
S 5. The closing paragraph of section 3007 of the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  544  of  the  laws  of 1988, is amended to read as
Such endorsement confers on the holder of such diploma or  certificate
the  privileges conferred by law on the holder of the diploma of a state
teachers college or state college  for  teachers  or  state  certificate
issued  in  this  state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
commissioner shall require that any  person  seeking  endorsement  of  a
foreign  certificate  or  diploma[,  on or after January first, nineteen
hundred ninety-one,] shall have completed two  hours  of  coursework  or
maltreatment, AND SHALL THEREAFTER COMPLETE TWO AND ONE-HALF  ADDITIONAL
HOURS  OF  SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING AT LEAST ONCE EVERY PERIOD OF TWO
YEARS. SUCH COURSEWORK OR TRAINING SHALL BE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION
SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS CHAPTER AS IF THE TEACHER WAS AN APPLI-
CANT FOR OR HOLDER OF A LICENSE TO PRACTICE  A  PROFESSION  PURSUANT  TO
TITLE  EIGHT  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  The  coursework  or  training shall be
obtained from an institution or provider which has been approved by  the
department  to  provide  such  [course work] COURSEWORK or training. The
afforded  reporters,  and  the  consequences for failing to report. Each
applicant shall provide the department with documentation  showing  that
he or she has completed the required training.
S  6.  Section  6501 of the education law, as amended by chapter 81 of
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prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations  law  AND,  WHERE
APPLICABLE, THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS
S 7. Subdivision 1 of section 6502 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 599 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
1.  A  license  shall  be  valid  during the life of the holder unless
revoked, annulled or suspended by the board of regents or in the case of
physicians, physicians practicing under a  limited  permit,  physician's
assistants,  specialist's assistants and medical residents, the licensee
is stricken from the roster of such licensees by the board of regents on
the order of the state board for professional  medical  conduct  in  the
department  of  health. A licensee must register with the department and
meet the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the  general  obli-
gations   law   AND,  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SECTION
SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS SUBARTICLE to practice in this state.
S 8. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6502-a  to
S  6502-A. MANDATED REPORTING OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT
TRAINING. 1. EACH APPLICANT FOR  A  LICENSE  TO  PRACTICE  A  PROFESSION
PURSUANT  TO  THIS TITLE, THE PRACTICE OF WHICH REQUIRES THE LICENSEE TO
REPORT SUSPECTED CASES OF  CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL, PRIOR
TO BEING LICENSED TO PRACTICE SUCH PROFESSION,  COMPLETE  TWO  HOURS  OF
CHILD ABUSE AND  MALTREATMENT.  EVERY  PERSON  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  A
PROFESSION  PURSUANT  TO  THIS TITLE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION, THE PRACTICE OF WHICH REQUIRES THE LICENSEE TO REPORT SUSPECTED
CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
THIRTEEN  OF  THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL COMPLETE SUCH COURSEWORK OR
TRAINING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
2. EACH PERSON REQUIRED TO COMPLETE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, WHO IS EMPLOYED OR SERVES IN A POSITION
LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE-A  OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
THIRTEEN  OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL THEREAFTER COMPLETE AN ADDI-
TIONAL TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR  TRAINING  REGARDING  THE
IDENTIFICATION  AND  REPORTING  OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT AT LEAST
ONCE EVERY PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.  SUCH CONTINUING COURSEWORK OR  TRAINING
SHALL,  TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, INCLUDE ADVANCED TRAINING WHICH
BUILDS ON THE INITIAL OR EARLIER COURSEWORK REQUIRED  IN  THIS  SUBDIVI-
3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  DEVELOP  A TRAINING CURRICULUM REGARDING THE
IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT WHICH SHALL
BE USED TO PROVIDE THE COURSEWORK AND TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FAIL TO DEVELOP  SUCH  A
TRAINING CURRICULUM, THEN THE REQUIRED CURRICULUM FOR THE COURSEWORK AND
TRAINING  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE THE TRAINING CURRICULUM
RELATING  THERETO  DEVELOPED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
SERVICES. EVERY TRAINING CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT
TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE EVERY INSTI-
TUTION AND PROVIDER OF COURSEWORK OR TRAINING PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION
TO  UTILIZE AN APPROVED CURRICULUM.  SUCH COURSEWORK AND TRAINING MAY BE
DEVELOPED SO THAT IT CAN BE OFFERED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, INTERNET BASED COURSES AND TELECONFERENCES.
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S 9. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section  6507  of  the  education
ing[,  on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one,] initial-
ly, or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit  to
be  a  physician,  chiropractor,  dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist,
optometrist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed master social  worker,
lor,  licensed psychoanalyst, [or] dental hygienist OR ANY OTHER PROFES-
SION WHICH IS REQUIRED TO REPORT CASES  OF  SUSPECTED  CHILD  ABUSE  AND
MALTREATMENT,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES LAW, shall, in addition to all  the  other  licensure,  certif-
ication  or  permit requirements, have completed two hours of coursework
or training regarding the identification and reporting  of  child  abuse
and maltreatment, AND IF THEY ARE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
ONE-A OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL
THEREAFTER COMPLETE TWO AND ONE-HALF ADDITIONAL HOURS OF SUCH COURSEWORK
OR  TRAINING  AT LEAST ONCE EVERY PERIOD OF TWO YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE.  The
coursework or training shall be obtained from an institution or provider
which has been approved by the department to provide such coursework  or
training. The coursework or training shall include information regarding
the  physical  and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment
and the statutory  reporting  requirements  set  out  in  sections  four
hundred thirteen through four hundred twenty of the social services law,
including  but  not limited to, when and how a report must be made, what
other actions the reporter is mandated or authorized to take, the  legal
S 10. Section 214-a of the executive law, as added by chapter  504  of
S 214-a. Child  abuse  prevention.  The  superintendent shall, for all
members of the state police: (1) develop, maintain and disseminate writ-
ten policies and procedures pursuant to title six of article six of  the
social  services  law  and  applicable  provisions of article ten of the
family court act, regarding the mandatory reporting of  child  abuse  or
neglect,  reporting  procedures  and  obligations of persons required to
report, provisions for taking a child into protective custody, mandatory
reporting of deaths, immunity from liability, penalties for  failure  to
report  and  obligations  for  the  provision of services and procedures
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necessary to safeguard the life or health of the child; [and] (2) estab-
lish, and implement on an ongoing basis,  a  training  program  for  all
current  and  new employees regarding the policies and procedures estab-
lished  pursuant to this section; AND (3) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN
ONGOING BASIS, A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES  WHO
ARE  LIKELY  TO  COME  INTO CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN THE COURSE OF THEIR
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES, REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND  INVESTIGATION  OF
CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT  AND  ANY PROTOCOLS THAT EXIST REGARDING
INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT JOINT-
LY WITH LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
S 11. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 1 of section 840 of  the  executive
law,  as  amended by chapter 617 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
(j) (1) Development, maintenance and dissemination of written policies
and procedures pursuant to title  six  of  article  six  of  the  social
services  law  and  applicable  provisions  of article ten of the family
court act, regarding the mandatory reporting of child abuse or  neglect,
reporting  procedures  and  obligations  of  persons required to report,
provisions for taking a child into protective custody, mandatory report-
ing of deaths, immunity from liability, penalties for failure to  report
and  obligations  for the provision of services and procedures necessary
to safeguard the life or health of  the  child;  (2)  establishment  and
implementation  on  an  ongoing  basis,  of  a  training program for all
current and new police officers regarding the  policies  and  procedures
established pursuant to this paragraph AND THE IDENTIFICATION AND INVES-
TIGATION  OF  CHILD  ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT AND ANY PROTOCOLS THAT EXIST
REGARDING INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREAT-
MENT JOINTLY WITH LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES; and  (3)  estab-
lishment  of a training program for police officers whose main responsi-
bilities are juveniles and the laws pertaining thereto,  which  training
program shall be successfully completed before such officers are accred-
ited pursuant to section eight hundred forty-six-h of this chapter.
S 12. Section 2805-n of the public health law, as added by chapter 504
S  2805-n.  Child abuse prevention.  All hospitals shall: (i) develop,
maintain and disseminate written policies  and  procedures  pursuant  to
title  six  of  article  six  of  the social services law and applicable
provisions of article ten of the family court act, regarding the  manda-
tory reporting of child abuse or neglect, reporting procedures and obli-
gations  of  persons  required  to report, provisions for taking a child
into protective custody, mandatory reporting of  deaths,  immunity  from
liability,  penalties  for  failure  to  report  and obligations for the
provision of services and procedures necessary to safeguard the life  or
health  of  the child; [and] (ii) establish, and implement on an ongoing
basis, a training program for all current and  new  employees  regarding
the  policies  and  procedures established pursuant to this section; AND
(III) ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT, ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A  TRAINING  PROGRAM
FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES WHO REGULARLY ASSESS INJURIES IN CHIL-
DREN REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
S  13.  This  act  shall  take effect on the one hundred twentieth day
after it shall have become a law, provided that the promulgation, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary to implement  the
provisions  of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed
S1404A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-2012: S6352009-2010: S4644 S1404A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; further all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals who are required to report cases of child abuse and maltreatment to complete training in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment at least once every 2 years. S1404A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1404A
to requiring persons and officials required to report suspected child
abuse or maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training; to amend
the education law, in relation to requiring school superintendents,
in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment;
and to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
require enhanced raining for mandated reporters.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:  Section one would require all
mandated reporters to complete two hours of coursework or training
regarding the identification and reporting child abuse and
maltreatment, require certain mandated reporters whose employment
involves regular interaction with children to complete two and
one-half hours of coursework or training regarding the identification
of child abuse and maltreatment once every two years and require that
the Office of Children and Family Services must approve and/or
establish training which may be offered through various means
including internet and teleconferences.
Section two would require persons applying for a superintendent's
certificate to complete two and a half additional hours of coursework
or training at least once every two years on child abuse and
Section three would require each school district to include within
existing training to mandated reporters information about the signs
Section four would require persons applying for a teacher's
Section five would require persons seeking endorsement of a foreign
teachers certificate or diploma to complete two and a half additional
abuse end maltreatment.
Section six and seven would require persons seeking endorsement of a
foreign teachers certificate or diploma to complete two and a half
additional hours of coursework or training at least once every two
Section eight would set forth the training requirements for those
licensed under the education law who are also mandated reporters,
including two hours prior to licensing and two and a half hour every
two years thereafter. It also allows the Department of Education to
develop a training curriculum regarding the identification and
various means including internet and teleconferences, but provides
that such training curriculum shall be approved by the Office of
Children and Family Services and that, shall the Education Department
fail to establish a curriculum they shall use the CCFS curriculum.
Section nine would provides the same educational and continuing
education requirements for those professional specifically named in
Section ten would require the superintendent of the Division of the
State Police to develop and provide training to all current and new
employees who are likely to come in contact with children regarding
the identification and investigation of child abuse and maltreatment
Section eleven would require the Municipal Police Training Council,
under the auspice of the Division of Criminal Justice Services to
include within existing mandated reporter training information
regarding the identification and investigation of child abuse and
maltreatment and any protocols regarding the investigation of
suspected child abuse and maltreatment jointly with local departments
Section twelve would require all hospitals to develop and provide
training to all current and now employees who regularly assess
injuries in children regarding the identification of child abuse and
enactment provided that appropriate regulations and rules have been
add § 413(1-a) to the Social Services Law, amends §3003(4), § 3209-a,
§3004(2), the closing paragraph of § 1007, § 6501, § 6502, §6502-a,
6507(3) of the Education Law, amends § 214-a and §840(1) (j) of the
Executive Law and amends §2905-h of the Public health Law.
JUSTIFICATION: Reports made by mandated reporters, such as doctors and
teachers were being rejected because they did not satisfy the
requirements established by the state central registry. This bill
would require that certain mandated reporters, who are likely to
encounter children in the course of their professional duties receive
enhanced training, on the identification of child abuse and the
requirements for reporting such abuse. The training would be provided
by entities that already provide mandated reporter training on the
process and requirements for reporting child abuse and maltreatment
including the Office of Children and Family Services, hospitals,
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2010: Died in Committee 2011-2012: S.635 -
EFFECTIVE DATE: 120 days after enactment.
S1404A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text
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persons and officials required to  report  suspected  child  abuse  or
tion  law,  in  relation to requiring school superintendents, teachers
and certain other licensed professionals to complete training  in  the
reporting  of  suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment; and to
amend the executive law and the public  health  law,  in  relation  to
1-A. (A) EVERY PERSON AND OFFICIAL REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD  ABUSE  OR
MALTREATMENT,  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL, PRIOR
TO ASSUMPTION OF THE POSITION WHICH REQUIRES  SUCH  REPORTING,  COMPLETE
REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; PROVIDED  THAT  EVERY  PERSON
AND  OFFICIAL HOLDING SUCH A POSITION ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL COMPLETE SUCH COURSEWORK  OR  TRAINING  WITHIN  ONE
CER,  PEACE OFFICER, INVESTIGATOR EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, PEDIATRICIAN, PHYSICIAN WHO IS EMPLOYED IN AN EMERGENCY  ROOM,
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CARE  WORKER,  MEDICAL  EXAMINER,  CORONER,  PREVENTIVE SERVICES WORKER,
CHILD  PROTECTIVE  SERVICES  WORKER,  SOCIAL  WORKER  WHOSE   EMPLOYMENT
ISM  COUNSELOR  WHOSE EMPLOYMENT INVOLVES REGULAR INTERACTION WITH CHIL-
DREN, AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHOSE EMPLOYMENT  INVOLVES  REGULAR
INTERACTION  WITH  CHILDREN  REQUIRED TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREAT-
MENT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL, NOT LESS  THAN
ONCE  EVERY  TWO YEARS, COMPLETE TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
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prescribed  in  section  3-503 of the general obligations law AND, WHERE
1. A license shall be valid during  the  life  of  the  holder  unless
physicians,  physicians  practicing  under a limited permit, physician's
assistants, specialist's assistants and medical residents, the  licensee
the  order  of  the  state board for professional medical conduct in the
department of health. A licensee must register with the  department  and
meet  the  requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obli-
gations  law  AND,  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  THE  REQUIREMENTS   OF   SECTION
S  8.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6502-a to
S 6502-A. MANDATED REPORTING OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR  MALTREATMENT
TRAINING.  1.  EACH  APPLICANT  FOR  A  LICENSE TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION
PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, THE PRACTICE OF WHICH REQUIRES THE  LICENSEE  TO
REPORT  SUSPECTED  CASES  OF  CHILD  ABUSE  AND MALTREATMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,  SHALL,  PRIOR
TO  BEING  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE SUCH PROFESSION, COMPLETE TWO HOURS OF
COURSEWORK OR TRAINING REGARDING THE  IDENTIFICATION  AND  REPORTING  OF
CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT.  EVERY  PERSON  LICENSED  TO PRACTICE A
PROFESSION PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
CASES  OF  CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL COMPLETE SUCH  COURSEWORK  OR
LISTED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
THIRTEEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL THEREAFTER COMPLETE AN  ADDI-
TIONAL  TWO  AND  ONE-HALF HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR TRAINING REGARDING THE
IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND  MALTREATMENT  AT  LEAST
ONCE  EVERY PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.  SUCH CONTINUING COURSEWORK OR TRAINING
SHALL, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, INCLUDE ADVANCED TRAINING  WHICH
BUILDS  ON  THE  INITIAL OR EARLIER COURSEWORK REQUIRED IN THIS SUBDIVI-
3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELOP  A  TRAINING  CURRICULUM  REGARDING  THE
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FAIL TO DEVELOP SUCH A
TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  THE  TRAINING  CURRICULUM
TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF  THE  OFFICE  OF
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TUTION  AND  PROVIDER OF COURSEWORK OR TRAINING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
TO UTILIZE AN APPROVED CURRICULUM.  SUCH COURSEWORK AND TRAINING MAY  BE
S  9.  Paragraph  a  of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the education
S 9-a. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of  the  education
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ing[, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one,]  initial-
ly,  or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to
analyst, [or] certified behavior analyst assistant OR ANY OTHER  PROFES-
SION  WHICH  IS  REQUIRED  TO  REPORT CASES OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND
MALTREATMENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN  OF  THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES  LAW,  shall,  in  addition to all the other licensure, certif-
ication or permit requirements, have completed two hours  of  coursework
or  training  regarding  the identification and reporting of child abuse
and maltreatment AND IF THEY ARE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF  SUBDIVISION
with  [mental  retardation  and  other]  developmental  disabilities and
voluntary reporting of abused or neglected  adults  to  the  office  [of
lished pursuant to this section; AND (3) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON  AN
ONGOING  BASIS, A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES WHO
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ARE LIKELY TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN  THE  COURSE  OF  THEIR
PROFESSIONAL  DUTIES,  REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGATION OF
CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT AND  ANY  PROTOCOLS  THAT  EXIST  REGARDING
S  11.  Paragraph (j) of subdivision 1 of section 840 of the executive
law, as amended by chapter 617 of the laws of 1990, is amended  to  read
and  procedures  pursuant  to  title  six  of  article six of the social
services law and applicable provisions of  article  ten  of  the  family
court  act, regarding the mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect,
reporting procedures and obligations  of  persons  required  to  report,
ing  of deaths, immunity from liability, penalties for failure to report
and obligations for the provision of services and  procedures  necessary
to  safeguard  the  life  or  health of the child; (2) establishment and
implementation on an ongoing  basis,  of  a  training  program  for  all
current  and  new  police officers regarding the policies and procedures
TIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT AND ANY  PROTOCOLS  THAT  EXIST
MENT  JOINTLY  WITH LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES; and (3) estab-
lishment of a training program for police officers whose main  responsi-
bilities  are  juveniles and the laws pertaining thereto, which training
S 2805-n. Child abuse prevention.  All hospitals shall:  (i)  develop,
maintain  and  disseminate  written  policies and procedures pursuant to
title six of article six of  the  social  services  law  and  applicable
provisions  of article ten of the family court act, regarding the manda-
gations of persons required to report, provisions  for  taking  a  child
into  protective  custody,  mandatory reporting of deaths, immunity from
liability, penalties for failure  to  report  and  obligations  for  the
provision  of services and procedures necessary to safeguard the life or
health of the child; [and] (ii) establish, and implement on  an  ongoing
basis,  a  training  program for all current and new employees regarding
the policies and procedures established pursuant to  this  section;  AND
(III)  ESTABLISH  AND IMPLEMENT, ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A TRAINING PROGRAM
S 13. This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  twentieth  day
ment  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary to implement the
provisions of this act on its effective date is authorized and  directed
to  be completed on or before such date, provided, however, that section
nine-a of this act shall take effect on the same date and  in  the  same
manner as chapter 554 of the laws of 2013 takes effect.