Assembly Bill A5067

2015-2016 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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2015-A5067 (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
2013-2014: A3820
2017-2018: A1073
2019-2020: A1368
2021-2022: A2116
2023-2024: A4842

2015-A5067 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A5067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5067

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, PICHARDO, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. MAGEE, MOSLEY, PERRY -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee 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.
                                                           LBD06104-01-5
              

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