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Matched Legal Cases: ['§1125', '§1134', '§ 2', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 2', '§  3', '§ 5', '§ 1130', '§  6', '§ 7', '§  8', '§ 9', '§  10', '§ 1134', '§ 2', '§ 4', '§  1130', '§ 6', '§  7', '§ 8']

NY State Senate Bill S7372B
senate Bill S7372B
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8485 - Signed by Governor
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Dec 07, 2018 approval memo.6
May 08, 2018 returned to assembly
substituted for s7372b
May 08, 2018 substituted by a8485b
Mar 06, 2018 amended on third reading 7372b
Feb 28, 2018 amended on third reading 7372a
Jan 30, 2018 1st report cal.348
A8485B
S7372 - Details
Amd §§1125, 1126, 1128, 1128-a, 1130, 1131, 1132 & 1133, add §1134, Ed L
S7372 - Summary
Relates to child abuse in an educational setting; requires the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations for training, to include, at a minimum, information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and maltreatment and certain statutory reporting requirements; and extends such provisions to private schools and such employees and volunteers within.
S7372 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7372
The legislation aims to close a loophole in the education law governing
the reporting of child abuse in an educational setting by applying such
reporting requirements to private schools.
Section 1 amends section 1125 of the Education Law to expand the defi-
nitions of "child," "employee," "volunteer," "educational setting," and
"administrator" within Article 23-B of the Education Law to include all
public schools, including charter schools; private schools, including
approved private 853 schools, state supported and state operated
schools; Special Act School Districts; boards of cooperative educational
services (BOCES); and any person or entity that contracts with a public
school, private school, Special Act School District or BOCES to provide
transportation services. This section also eliminates the exemption for
Section 2 amends section 1126 of the Education Law to expand the respon-
sibility to complete a report when child abuse allegations are made to
include licensed and registered physical therapists, licensed and regis-
tered occupational therapists, licensed and registered speech-language
pathologists, teacher aides and school resource officers. Any employee
of a person or entity which contracts with a school district, charter
school, private school or BOCES to provide transportation to children
would have to file or cause to file a report if they have reason to
Sections 3 and 4 make technical changes to conform to this act.
Sections 5 amends section 1132 of the Education Law to require that all
teachers and administrators employed by a private or charter school to
complete two hours of coursework or training regarding the identifica-
tion and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
Section 6 makes a technical change to conform to this act. Section 7
The abuse of a child is wholly unacceptable. Recent news reports have
identified a number of allegations of child abuse in private school
settings. Currently, a private school is not included within the educa-
tion law governing the reporting of child abuse in an educational
setting, potentially subjecting students attending private schools to
greater risk as a result.
To correct this indisputable statutory deficiency, this legislation will
require that allegations of abuse at private schools be reported direct-
ly to law enforcement, thereby establishing protections for those chil-
dren who are educated in New York's private schools.
This act takes effect on the 180th day.
S7372 - Bill Text download pdf
Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of section 1125 of the educa-
tion law, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 6 as added by chapter 180 of the laws
of 2000 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of part E  of  chapter
501 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
enrolled in a school district OR  PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  A  CHARTER
SCHOOL,  PRIVATE SCHOOL, INCLUDING AN APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTAB-
LISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS  OF  NINETEEN
HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX,  STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL AND STATE OPERATED SCHOOL,
SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND  ONE  OF
THIS  CHAPTER  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES in this
state[, other than a school district within a city having  a  population
of one million or more].
school district OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING A  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  PRIVATE
SCHOOL, INCLUDING AN APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAP-
TER  EIGHT  HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-
SIX, STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL  AND  STATE  OPERATED  SCHOOL,  SPECIAL  ACT
SCHOOL  DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER
OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
WHICH  CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL,
SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO  CHILDREN,  or  employee  of  a  contracted
service  provider  or  worker  placed  within  the school under a public
assistance employment program, pursuant to title nine-B of article  five
of  the  social services law, and consistent with the provisions of such
title for the provision of services to such district,  its  students  or
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employees, directly or through contract, whereby such services performed
by such person involve direct student contact.
provides services to a [school or] school  district  OR  PUBLIC  SCHOOL,
INCLUDING  A  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  AN APPROVED
PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE
OF  THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX, STATE SUPPORTED SCHOOL AND
STATE OPERATED SCHOOL, SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION
FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER OR BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES,  OR  ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  WHICH  CONTRACTS  WITH  A SCHOOL
DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  TO
CHILDREN, which involve direct student contact.
public school district OR PUBLIC SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  A  CHARTER  SCHOOL,
PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  AN  APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED
UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-SIX,  STATE  SUPPORTED SCHOOL AND STATE OPERATED SCHOOL, SPECIAL
ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION  FOUR  THOUSAND  ONE  OF  THIS
CHAPTER  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES, the vehicles
provided DIRECTLY OR BY  CONTRACT  by  the  school  district  OR  PUBLIC
SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  A  CHARTER  SCHOOL,  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING  AN
APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  CHAPTER  EIGHT  HUNDRED
FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX, STATE SUPPORTED
SCHOOL AND STATE OPERATED SCHOOL, SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED
IN  SECTION  FOUR  THOUSAND  ONE OF THIS CHAPTER OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES for the transportation  of  students  to  and  from
ities  both  on  and  off school district grounds, all co-curricular and
extra-curricular activity sites, and any  other  location  where  direct
contact  between  an  employee  or  volunteer  and a child has allegedly
occurred. [Such term shall not include a special act school district  as
defined  in  section  four  thousand  one of this chapter which shall be
subject to article eleven of the social services law.]
6. "Administrator" or "school administrator" shall  mean  a  principal
[of],  OR  THE  EQUIVALENT  TITLE,  IN  a public school, PRIVATE SCHOOL,
INCLUDING AN APPROVED PRIVATE 853 SCHOOL ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX,  STATE
SUPPORTED  SCHOOL AND STATE OPERATED SCHOOL, SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT
AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, charter  school
or  board  of  cooperative  educational  services, or other chief school
§ 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of  section  1126  of  the
education  law,  as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended
and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read as follows:
In any case where an oral or written allegation is made to a  teacher,
school  nurse,  school  guidance  counselor, school psychologist, school
social worker, school administrator, school board member or other school
personnel required to hold  a  teaching  or  administrative  license  or
certificate,  AS  WELL  AS  INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL OR
PRIVATE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SUCH SCHOOL INCLUDING LICENSED AND
REGISTERED PHYSICAL THERAPISTS,  LICENSED  AND  REGISTERED  OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS, LICENSED AND REGISTERED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, TEACH-
ER  AIDES  AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, that a child has been subjected
to child abuse by an employee or volunteer in  an  educational  setting,
such person shall upon receipt of such allegation:
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1-A.  ANY EMPLOYEE OF A PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL
DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCA-
TIONAL  SERVICES  TO  PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO CHILDREN SHALL REPORT OR
CAUSE A REPORT TO BE MADE TO SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY  WHEN  SUCH  EMPLOYEE
KNOWS  OR  HAS  REASON  TO BELIEVE THAT ANY EMPLOYEE, FORMER EMPLOYEE OR
VOLUNTEER OF THE CONTRACTING PERSON OR ENTITY SUBJECTED A CHILD TO CHILD
ABUSE IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. IN ANY CASE WHERE AN  ORAL  OR  WRITTEN
ALLEGATION  IS  MADE TO A PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL
TIONAL  SERVICES  TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO CHILDREN THAT A CHILD HAS
BEEN SUBJECTED TO CHILD ABUSE BY AN EMPLOYEE, FORMER EMPLOYEE OR  VOLUN-
TEER IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING, SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL UPON RECEIPT
OF SUCH ALLEGATION PROMPTLY COMPLETE A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH ALLEGATION
INCLUDING  THE FULL NAME OF THE CHILD ALLEGED TO BE ABUSED; THE IDENTITY
OF THE PERSON MAKING  THE  ALLEGATION  AND  THEIR  RELATIONSHIP  TO  THE
ALLEGED  CHILD  VICTIM;  THE  NAME  OF  THE EMPLOYEE, FORMER EMPLOYEE OR
VOLUNTEER AGAINST WHOM THE ALLEGATION WAS MADE; AND  A  LISTING  OF  THE
SPECIFIC  ALLEGATIONS  OF  CHILD  ABUSE  IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. SUCH
WRITTEN REPORT SHALL BE IN THE FORM  AS  PRESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  ELEVEN
HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, AND SHALL BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO
THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SUPERINTENDENT  OR THE ADMINISTRATOR IN A PRIVATE
SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL OR IN THE EVENT THAT THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST  WHOM
THE  ALLEGATION  IS  MADE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE ADMINISTRATOR, TO
ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNATED BY THE PRIVATE SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL
FOR REPORTING PURPOSES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 5. Section 1132 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
3.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
REQUIRE THAT ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY  A  REGISTERED  PRIVATE  SCHOOL  OR
CHARTER  SCHOOL  IN  TITLES  EQUIVALENT TO A TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR AS
DEFINED IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, ON OR AFTER JULY  FIRST,
TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  TO  HAVE  COMPLETED TWO HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
TRAINING REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD  ABUSE  AND
MALTREATMENT.  THE  COURSEWORK  OR  TRAINING  SHALL  BE OBTAINED FROM AN
CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREATMENT AND THE STATUTORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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
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AUTHORIZED TO TAKE, THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS AFFORDED  REPORTERS,  AND  THE
CONSEQUENCES  FOR  FAILING TO REPORT. EACH EMPLOYEE IN SUCH TITLES SHALL
PROVIDE THE CHIEF OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL WITH  DOCUMEN-
TATION  SHOWING  THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST SUCH  RECORDS  ON  A  PERIODIC
BASIS  AND MAY PUBLISH A LIST OF ANY PERSONS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR CHARTER
SCHOOLS WHO ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION ON ITS WEBSITE.
§ 6. Subdivision 3 of section 1133 of the education law, as  added  by
3.  Any  superintendent of schools OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR who reason-
ably and in good faith reports to law enforcement officials  information
regarding  allegations  of  child  abuse or a resignation as required by
this article shall have immunity from any liability, civil or  criminal,
S7372A - Details
S7372A - Summary
S7372A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7372A
An act to amend the education law, in relation to child abuse in an
reporting requirements to all schools.
nitions of child, employee, volunteer, educational setting, and adminis-
trator within Article 23-B to include all public schools, school
districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, boards of cooperative
educational services (BOCES), approved preschool special education
programs (4410s), state-operated and state-supported schools (4201s),
approved private residential and non-residential schools for the educa-
tion of students with disabilities including 853s, and Special Act
School Districts. The exemption for New York City is eliminated. This
section also expands the definitions of employee and volunteer to
include bus companies that contract with such schools to provide trans-
portation services to children.
sibility to report allegations of child abuse to include licensed and
registered physical therapists, licensed and registered occupational
er aides, school resource officers, school bus drivers, and the school
bus driver's supervisors.
Section 3 makes a technical change.
Sections 4, 5 and 6 make amendments to ensure that the appropriate
school administrator is notified in cases where the allegations of child
abuse occur in a school other than a public school or school district.
Section 7 amends section 1132 of the education law to require specific
training on reporting allegations of child abuse pursuant to Article
23-B of Education Law.
Section 8 amends section 1132 of the education law to require that all
teachers and administrators, other than those in a school district or
public school, and all school bus drivers employed on or after July 1,
2019 complete two hours of coursework or training regarding the iden-
Section 9 amends section 1133 of the education law to give school admin-
istrators who reasonably and in good faith report to law enforcement
allegations of child abuse in an educational setting immunity from any
Section 10 adds a new section 1134 to education law to clarify that
those individuals who are mandated to report child abuse and maltreat-
ment to the Justice Center, and who report such abuse, shall be deemed
to have satisfied the requirements of Article 23-B of the Education Law.
Child abuse, in any form, is wholly unacceptable. Unfortunately, in
recent years there have been a number of allegations of non-familial
child abuse in educational settings, specifically private school
settings. Currently, private schools are not included within the educa-
setting, potentially subjecting students of private schools to greater
To correct this indisputable statutory deficiency, this legislation
will, in part, require that allegations of abuse at private schools be
reported, thereby establishing protections for children who are educated
in New York's private schools.
S7372A - Bill Text download pdf
7372--A
Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, AMEDORE, CROCI, GOLDEN, HAMILTON, JACOBS,
KRUEGER, O'MARA, PERALTA, RANZENHOFER, SAVINO, SERINO, TEDISCO -- read
Committee  on  Children  and  Families -- reported favorably from said
501  of  the laws of 2012, are amended and a new subdivision 10 is added
2. "Child" shall mean a person  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years
enrolled  in  a  school  [district  in  this  state, other than a school
district within a city having a population of one million or more].
from a school [district] OR (II) WHOSE  DUTIES  INVOLVE  DIRECT  STUDENT
CONTACT  AND (A) WHO IS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM ANY PERSON OR ENTITY
THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHIL-
DREN, or (B) WHO IS AN employee of  a  contracted  service  provider  or
worker  placed  within  the  school under a public assistance employment
program, pursuant to title nine-B of article five of the social services
law, and consistent with the provisions of such title for the  provision
of  services  to  such  [district]  SCHOOL,  its  students or employees,
directly or through contract[, whereby such services performed  by  such
person involve direct student contact].
4.  "Volunteer" shall mean any person, other than an employee, who HAS
DIRECT STUDENT CONTACT AND: (I) provides services to a school [or school
district  which  involve  direct  student  contact],  OR  (II)  PROVIDES
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SERVICES TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN.
[public]  school  [district],  the  vehicles  provided  DIRECTLY  OR  BY
CONTRACT  by the school [district] for the transportation of students to
lar activities both on and off school [district] grounds, all  co-curri-
cular  and extra-curricular activity sites, and any other location where
ly occurred. [Such term shall not include a special act school  district
[of],  OR THE EQUIVALENT TITLE, IN a [public] school, [charter school or
board of cooperative educational services,] or other chief school  offi-
10.  "SCHOOL"  SHALL INCLUDE A SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHARTER
SCHOOL, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL, BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES,
SPECIAL  ACT SCHOOL DISTRICT  AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF
THIS CHAPTER, APPROVED PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  FORTY-FOUR  HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER, APPROVED PRIVATE RESI-
DENTIAL OR NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR THE  EDUCATION  OF  STUDENTS  WITH
DISABILITIES  INCLUDING  PRIVATE SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED UNDER CHAPTER EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SIX,  OR
STATE-OPERATED  OR  STATE-SUPPORTED  SCHOOL  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
EIGHTY-FIVE, EIGHTY-SEVEN OR EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
§ 2. The opening paragraph of  subdivision  1  and  subdivision  2  of
section  1126  of the education law, as added by chapter 180 of the laws
of 2000, are amended and two new subdivisions 1-a and  4  are  added  to
In  any case where an oral or written allegation is made to a teacher,
school nurse, school guidance  counselor,  school  psychologist,  school
certificate, AS WELL AS A LICENSED AND  REGISTERED  PHYSICAL  THERAPIST,
LICENSED  AND REGISTERED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, LICENSED AND REGISTERED
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, TEACHER AIDE OR  SCHOOL  RESOURCE  OFFICER,
that  a child has been subjected to child abuse by an employee or volun-
teer in an educational setting, such person shall upon receipt  of  such
SCHOOL  BUS  DRIVER EMPLOYED BY A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH A
SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN THAT A  CHILD  HAS
BEEN  SUBJECTED  TO CHILD ABUSE BY AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IN AN EDUCA-
TIONAL SETTING, SUCH DRIVER  SHALL  UPON  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH  ALLEGATION,
PROMPTLY  REPORT  OR  CAUSE A REPORT TO BE MADE TO HIS OR HER SUPERVISOR
EMPLOYED BY SUCH CONTRACTING PERSON OR ENTITY.
TO A SUPERVISOR WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A PERSON  OR  ENTITY  THAT  CONTRACTS
WITH  A  SCHOOL  TO  PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM A
PERSON EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTED PERSON OR ENTITY, THAT A CHILD IN SUCH
SCHOOL HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO CHILD ABUSE BY AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER  IN
AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING, SUCH SUPERVISOR SHALL UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH ALLE-
GATION  PROMPTLY  COMPLETE A WRITTEN REPORT OF SUCH ALLEGATION INCLUDING
THE FULL NAME OF THE CHILD ALLEGED TO BE ABUSED; THE NAME OF THE CHILD'S
PARENT OR GUARDIAN; THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON MAKING THE ALLEGATION AND
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THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALLEGED CHILD VICTIM; THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE
OR VOLUNTEER AGAINST WHOM THE ALLEGATION WAS MADE; AND A LISTING OF  THE
WRITTEN  REPORT  SHALL  BE  UPON  A FORM AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ELEVEN
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE
THE CHILD ABUSE OCCURRED OR, FOR A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
OR  PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL WHERE
THE CHILD ABUSE OCCURRED.
2. In any case where it is alleged that  a  child  was  abused  by  an
employee  or volunteer of a school other than a school within the school
district of the child's attendance, the report of such allegations shall
be promptly forwarded to the superintendent of  schools  of  the  school
district  of  the  child's  attendance and the school district where the
abuse allegedly occurred, whereupon both  school  superintendents  shall
comply  with  sections  eleven  hundred  twenty-eight and eleven hundred
twenty-eight-a of this article. IF SUCH CASE INVOLVES A SCHOOL  THAT  IS
NOT  A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL ADMINIS-
TRATOR OR ADMINISTRATORS, IN ADDITION TO ANY APPROPRIATE  SUPERINTENDENT
OF  SCHOOLS,  SHALL  BE  NOTIFIED  WHEREUPON  ALL SUCH INDIVIDUALS SHALL
COMPLY WITH SECTIONS ELEVEN  HUNDRED  TWENTY-EIGHT  AND  ELEVEN  HUNDRED
TWENTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
4.  IN ANY CASE WHERE THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST WHOM THE ALLEGATION IS MADE
IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE REPORT OF  SUCH  ALLEGA-
TIONS SHALL BE MADE TO ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNATED BY THE SCHOOL.
§  3.  The  opening paragraph of section 1128 of the education law, as
Upon receipt of a written report described in paragraph (a) of  subdi-
vision  one OR SUBDIVISION ONE-A of section eleven hundred twenty-six of
this article alleging that a child has been  abused  in  an  educational
1.  Where  a  superintendent  of  schools OR, IN A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR  forwards  to
law  enforcement  a  report as described in paragraph (a) of subdivision
one OR SUBDIVISION ONE-A of section eleven hundred  twenty-six  of  this
article, he or she shall refer such report to the commissioner where the
employee or volunteer alleged to have committed an act of child abuse as
defined  in  this article holds a certification or license issued by the
§ 5. Section 1130 of the education law, as added by chapter 180 of the
§ 1130. Notification by district attorney. Where a  criminal  investi-
gation  of  an  allegation of child abuse by an employee or volunteer is
undertaken in response to a report forwarded by a  school  administrator
or  superintendent  to  law  enforcement authorities pursuant to section
eleven hundred twenty-eight of this article, and where  law  enforcement
authorities  have provided such report to the district attorney and have
requested assistance, as soon as practicable, it shall be the  responsi-
bility  of the district attorney to notify the superintendent of schools
of the district where the acts of child abuse allegedly occurred and  of
the  school  district  where the child is attending, if different, of an
indictment or the filing of an accusatory instrument against the employ-
ee or volunteer against whom an allegation of child abuse in  an  educa-
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tional  setting  was made. The district attorney shall notify the super-
intendent of schools of the district  where  the  acts  of  child  abuse
allegedly  occurred  and of the school district, if different, where the
child  is attending of the disposition of the criminal case against such
employee or volunteer or the suspension or termination of  the  criminal
investigation of such employee or volunteer.  THE AFOREMENTIONED NOTIFI-
CATIONS  TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SHALL BE MADE TO THE APPROPRI-
ATE SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATOR  WHERE  THE  ACTS  OF  CHILD  ABUSE  ALLEGEDLY
OCCURRED IN A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
§  6.  Subdivision 1 of section 1131 of the education law, as added by
1. In the event that a licensed or certified school  employee  against
whom  an  allegation  of  child abuse in an educational setting has been
made, is convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an  educational
setting,  the  district  attorney  shall  provide  notice thereof to the
commissioner[,] AND the superintendent of schools of the district OR, IN
A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  THE  SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR  where  the acts of child abuse occurred and to the school
[district] where the child is attending [school], if different.
§ 7. Subdivision 2 of section 1132 of the education law, as  added  by
2.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for train-
ing necessary for  the  implementation  of  this  article  PROVIDED  ALL
EMPLOYEES SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX OF
THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TRAINING PURSUANT TO SUCH
RULES AND REGULATIONS. SUCH TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, INFOR-
SECTIONS FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED  FOURTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED
FIFTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED  SIXTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED SEVENTEEN, FOUR HUNDRED
EIGHTEEN, FOUR HUNDRED NINETEEN AND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY  OF  THE  SOCIAL
§  8.  Section  1132 of the education law is amended by adding two new
OF THE COMMISSIONER, AND ANY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER EMPLOYED BY ANY PERSON OR
ENTITY  THAT  CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TO CHILDREN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TWO  HOURS  OF  COURSEWORK  OR
TRAINING  REGARDING  THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND
INSTITUTION  OR  PROVIDER  THAT  HAS  BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILING TO REPORT. EACH EMPLOYEE IN SUCH  TITLES  SHALL
PROVIDE  THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHOOL WITH DOCUMENTATION SHOW-
ING THAT HE OR SHE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.  IN  ADDITION,  EACH
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SCHOOL  BUS  DRIVER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH CONTRACTING PERSON OR ENTITY WITH
DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT HE OR SHE COMPLETED  THE  REQUIRED  TRAINING.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST SUCH RECORDS ON A PERIODIC
BASIS  AND  MAY  PUBLISH A LIST OF ANY PERSONS OR SCHOOLS WHO ARE NOT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION ON ITS WEBSITE.
4. THE COURSEWORK OR TRAINING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY
TO THOSE PERSONS ALREADY REQUIRED  TO  UNDERGO  COURSEWORK  OR  TRAINING
REGARDING  THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREAT-
MENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND TWO AND THREE THOUSAND THREE OF
§ 9. Subdivision 3 of section 1133 of the education law, as  added  by
§  10.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 1134 to
§ 1134. REPORTING TO THE VULNERABLE PERSONS' CENTRAL REGISTER.   WHERE
A PERSON EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OF CHILD
REGISTER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND HE OR
SHE REPORTS SUCH INCIDENT THERETO, SUCH PERSON SHALL HAVE BEEN DEEMED TO
HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
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§ 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 and subdivisions 2  and  3
of  section  1126  of  the education law, as added by chapter 180 of the
laws of 2000, are amended and two new subdivisions 1-a and 4  are  added
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3.  Any  employee [or], volunteer , OR SUPERVISOR WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A
PERSON OR ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES  TO CHILDREN who reasonably and in good faith makes a report of
allegations of child abuse in an educational setting to a person and  in
a  manner  described  in  this  section  shall  have immunity from civil
liability which might otherwise result by reason of such actions.
4. IN ANY CASE WHERE THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST WHOM THE ALLEGATION IS  MADE
IS  THE  SUPERINTENDENT OR THE ADMINISTRATOR, THE REPORT OF SUCH ALLEGA-
§ 4. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section  1128-a  of  the
education  law, as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, are amended
Additional duties of SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND superintendents.
1. Where a superintendent of schools OR, IN  A  SCHOOL  OTHER  THAN  A
SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR forwards to
law enforcement a report as described in paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision
one  OR  SUBDIVISION  ONE-A of section eleven hundred twenty-six of this
defined in this article holds a certification or license issued  by  the
§  1130.  Notification by district attorney. Where a criminal investi-
gation of an allegation of child abuse by an employee  or  volunteer  is
undertaken  in  response to a report forwarded by a school administrator
or superintendent to law enforcement  authorities  pursuant  to  section
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eleven  hundred  twenty-eight of this article, and where law enforcement
authorities have provided such report to the district attorney and  have
requested  assistance, as soon as practicable, it shall be the responsi-
child is attending of the disposition of the criminal case against  such
employee  or  volunteer or the suspension or termination of the criminal
CATIONS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SHALL BE MADE TO THE  APPROPRI-
ATE  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATOR  WHERE  THE  ACTS  OF  CHILD  ABUSE ALLEGEDLY
§ 6. Subdivision 1 of section 1131 of the education law, as  added  by
1.  In  the event that a licensed or certified school employee against
whom an allegation of child abuse in an  educational  setting  has  been
made,  is convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an educational
setting, the district attorney  shall  provide  notice  thereof  to  the
A  SCHOOL  OTHER  THAN  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR where the acts of child abuse occurred and to  the  school
§  7.  Subdivision 2 of section 1132 of the education law, as added by
2. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for  train-
ing  necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this  article PROVIDED ALL
THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE  TRAINING  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH
SECTIONS  FOUR  HUNDRED  THIRTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED FOURTEEN, FOUR HUNDRED
FIFTEEN, FOUR HUNDRED SIXTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED  SEVENTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED
EIGHTEEN,  FOUR  HUNDRED  NINETEEN AND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE SOCIAL
§ 8. Section 1132 of the education law is amended by  adding  two  new
3.  ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
BY A SCHOOL, OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  IN  TITLES
EQUIVALENT  TO  A TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR AS DEFINED IN THE REGULATIONS
ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES
TO  CHILDREN  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TWO HOURS OF COURSEWORK OR
INSTITUTION OR PROVIDER THAT HAS BEEN  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO
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PROVIDE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHOOL WITH DOCUMENTATION  SHOW-
ING  THAT  HE  OR SHE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING. IN ADDITION, EACH
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH CONTRACTING PERSON OR  ENTITY  WITH
DOCUMENTATION  SHOWING  THAT  HE OR SHE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.
BASIS AND MAY PUBLISH A LIST OF ANY PERSONS OR SCHOOLS WHO  ARE  NOT  IN
TO  THOSE  PERSONS  ALREADY  REQUIRED  TO UNDERGO COURSEWORK OR TRAINING
REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND  MALTREAT-
MENT  PURSUANT  TO SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND THREE AND THREE THOUSAND FOUR