Assembly Bill A7341

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allowing for child protective services workers to complete certain required training through distance learning methods

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Current Bill Status - Delivered to Governor

  • 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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2023-A7341 - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §421, Soc Serv L

2023-A7341 - Summary

Allows for child protective services workers to complete the required training on the fundamentals of child protection through distance learning methods beginning April 1, 2025.

2023-A7341 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7341
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to allowing for
   child protective services workers to complete certain required  train-
   ing through distance learning methods

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 421 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is  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, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ON OR AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  SUCH  COURSE  MAY  BE  SATISFACTORILY  COMPLETED
 THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING METHODS WHICH EVINCE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE
 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE AND ARE ABLE TO  ASK  QUES-
 TIONS  OF  THE  INSTRUCTOR.  EACH  COUNTY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT A
 LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A LOCAL DEPARTMENT  OF
 SOCIAL  SERVICES TO FULFILL THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THIS
 PARAGRAPH THROUGH A DISTANCE LEARNING METHOD, EXCLUDING  THE  ANNUAL  IN
 SERVICE  TRAINING  REQUIREMENT. 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  regulations  shall  also  specify  that  all  persons
 employed by a child protective service on or after December  first,  two
 thousand  six  shall  satisfactorily  complete  six  hours  of annual in
 service training, beginning in their second  year  of  employment.  Such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10845-01-3

2023-A7341A - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §421, Soc Serv L

2023-A7341A - Summary

Allows for child protective services workers to complete the required training on the fundamentals of child protection through distance learning methods beginning April 1, 2025.

2023-A7341A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7341--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Children and Families -- reported and referred to the Committee on
   Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to allowing for
   child protective services workers to complete certain required  train-
   ing through distance learning methods
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 421 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is  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, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ON OR AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  SUCH  COURSE  MAY  BE  SATISFACTORILY  COMPLETED
 THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING METHODS WHICH EVINCE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE
 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE AND ARE ABLE TO  ASK  QUES-
 TIONS  OF  THE  INSTRUCTOR,  EXCLUDING  THE  ANNUAL  IN SERVICE TRAINING
 REQUIREMENT. 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 hours of annual in service training, beginning in
 their second year of employment. Such annual in service  training  shall
 include,  but is not limited to, review of the protocols for identifica-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10845-03-3

2023-A7341B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §421, Soc Serv L

2023-A7341B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for child protective services workers to complete the required training on the fundamentals of child protection through distance learning methods beginning April 1, 2025.

2023-A7341B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7341--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Children and Families -- reported and referred to the Committee on
   Rules -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Children  and  Families  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to allowing for
   child protective services workers to complete certain required  train-
   ing through distance learning methods
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 421 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is  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, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ON OR AFTER APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE,  SUCH  COURSE  MAY  BE  SATISFACTORILY  COMPLETED
 THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING METHODS WHICH EVINCE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE
 IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE AND ARE ABLE TO  ASK  QUES-
 TIONS  OF  THE  INSTRUCTOR.  EACH  COUNTY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT A
 LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A LOCAL DEPARTMENT  OF
 SOCIAL  SERVICES TO FULFILL THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY THIS
 PARAGRAPH THROUGH A DISTANCE LEARNING METHOD, EXCLUDING  THE  ANNUAL  IN
 SERVICE  TRAINING  REQUIREMENT. 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10845-06-4

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