Assembly Bill A3820

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the out-of-state placement committee to develop standards, regulations and recommendations for aversive crisis intervention methods and techniques

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3820 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง483-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9084
2015-2016: A5067
2017-2018: A1073
2019-2020: A1368
2021-2022: A2116
2023-2024: A4842

2013-A3820 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the out-of-state placement committee to develop standards, regulations and recommendations for adverse crisis intervention methods and techniques.

2013-A3820 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3820

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  development
  of  standards  for  the  use of aversive interventions for children in
  public and private schools and programs, including residential facili-
  ties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  7,  8  and 9 of section 483-d of the social
services law are renumbered subdivisions 8, 9 and 10 and a new  subdivi-
sion 7 is added to read as follows:
  7. AVERSIVE INTERVENTIONS.  (A) NO PUBLIC FUNDING SHALL SUPPORT PLACE-
MENT  OF  A  CHILD  IN  ANY PROGRAM OR SCHOOL THAT ENGAGES IN THE USE OF
AVERSIVE INTERVENTIONS ON CHILDREN IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   A
SCHOOL  OR  PROGRAM  USING  AVERSIVE  INTERVENTIONS IN VIOLATION OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY REGISTRY OF  APPROVED  SCHOOLS  OR
PROGRAMS AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE BY THE MEMBER AGENCY.
  (B) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION:
  (I)  "AVERSIVE  INTERVENTIONS" MEANS AN INTERVENTION KNOWN OR INTENDED
TO INDUCE PAIN OR DISCOMFORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING OR  REDUCING
MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS, AND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1)  CONTINGENT  APPLICATION OF NOXIOUS, PAINFUL, INTRUSIVE STIMULI OR
ACTIVITIES;
  (2) ANY FORM OF NOXIOUS, PAINFUL, OR INTRUSIVE TASTE, SPRAY, OR  INHA-
LANT;
  (3) WITHHOLDING SLEEP, SHELTER, BEDDING, BATHROOM FACILITIES OR CLOTH-
ING;
  (4)  CONTINGENT FOOD PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE DENIAL OR DELAY OF MEALS OR
INTENTIONALLY ALTERING  STAPLE  FOOD  OR  DRINK  IN  ORDER  TO  MAKE  IT
DISTASTEFUL;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02004-01-3

              

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