NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8048

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Mar 13, 2020	referred to children and families

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11030
Current Committee:: Senate Children And Families
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §421, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S4969, A2158
2023-2024: S4645, A1850

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training in developmental disability awareness and sensitivity and cultural competency, sensitivity and implicit bias for child protective services workers.

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8048

SPONSOR: MARTINEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring child
protective services workers to receive training in developmental disa-
bility awareness and sensitivity and cultural competency, sensitivity
and implicit bias

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will increase the amount and type of annual training
that child protective services workers and supervisors receive.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends section 421 of the Social services law. Requires all
individuals receive 8 hours of in service training annually, regardless
of the year they were hired. Expands the training topic areas to include
developmental disability awareness, cultural sensitivity and implicit

bias. Requires supervisors to have annual training and include develop-
mental disability awareness.

Section 2. Effective Date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Child protective services workers are relied upon to provide social
services to families in need and investigate potential child abuse.  It
is critically important that workers are trained to deal with unique
circumstances reflecting the many cultural differences of individual
families and ensure that children are getting the care they need to
thrive.

This legislation will ensure that child protective services workers are
adequately equipped for their demanding jobs by ensuring workers receive
yearly in service training. Currently, New York State law requires annu-
al training for individuals hired after 2006, but does not require annu-
al training for individuals hired before 2006 or additional supervisors'
training. Additionally, the current training does not educate workers on
developmental disabilities nor cultural sensitivity.

This legislation will ensure that workers are continually educated on
implicit bias,-developmental disability awareness and cultural sensitiv-
ity, as well as increasing the hours of training from 6 to 8.  By
expanding the expertise of workers, workers will be equipped with the
tools they need to communicate with individuals of many different back-
grounds.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8048
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring  child
   protective services workers to receive training in developmental disa-
   bility  awareness and sensitivity and cultural competency, sensitivity
   and implicit bias

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) and of subdivision 5 of section 421
 of the social services law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter  525  of
 the  laws of 2006, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of
 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   (b) promulgate regulations setting forth training  requirements  which
 shall  specify,  among  other  things, that all persons hired by a child
 protective service on or after April first, nineteen hundred  eighty-six
 shall  have satisfactorily completed a course approved by the department
 within the first three months of  employment,  in  the  fundamentals  of
 child  protection.  Such course shall include at least basic training in
 the principles and techniques of investigations, including relationships
 with other investigative bodies, legal issues in child  protection,  and
 methods  of remediation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Such regu-
 lations shall also specify that all persons employed by a child  protec-
 tive service [on or after December first, two thousand six] shall satis-
 factorily  complete  [six] EIGHT hours of annual [in service] IN-SERVICE
 training, beginning in their second year of employment. Such annual  [in
 service]  IN-SERVICE  training  shall  include,  but  is not limited to,
 review of the protocols for identification and  investigation  of  child
 abuse  and  maltreatment,  any  developments  in  legal,  treatment  and
 prevention issues in child protection,  [and]  review  and  analysis  of
 field  experiences  of  child protective services workers, DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITY AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY, AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY, SENSITIV-
 ITY AND IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING.
   (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec-
 tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15795-01-0

 S. 8048                             2
 
 have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of  employ-
 ment  as  a  supervisor  or within three months of the effective date of
 this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in  the  fundamen-
 tals  of child protection developed by the office of children and family
 services.  ALL SUPERVISORS MUST COMPLETE EIGHT HOURS OF  ANNUAL  IN-SER-
 VICE TRAINING BEGINNING IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AS A SUPERVI-
 SOR.  Such  training  course  shall,  among other things, strengthen and
 expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi-
 sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice  effective
 case  planning  and  case  management;  provide comprehensive assessment
 tools needed in critical decision making; require participation  in  the
 existing  next  generation training required by child protective service
 caseworkers; strengthen recognition and  response  to  safety  and  risk
 indicators;  improve  skills  to  promote  consistent  implementation of
 training and practice; provide the necessary  tools  and  assistance  to
 build  the  ability  to coach and monitor child protective service case-
 workers and model effective investigation  practice;  increase  cultural
 competency  and sensitivity; INCREASE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AWARENESS
 AND SENSITIVITY; and establish an annual [in service] IN-SERVICE  train-
 ing  program  specifically  focused on child protective service supervi-
 sors.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Monica R. Martinez

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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