Assembly Bill A8486

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Extends time frame to two years to receive updated mandated reporter training

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Current Bill Status - Signed by 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-A8486 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8049
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §413, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.6463-A & A.7366)

2023-A8486 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends time frame to two years to receive updated mandated reporter training to include guidance on identifying an abused or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability.

2023-A8486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8486
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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 extending time
   frames for updated mandated reporter training
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 413 of the social services law, as
 amended  by  a  chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the social services
 law relating to updating the mandated reporter training to  include  how
 to identify an abused or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
 opmental  disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6463-A
 and A. 7366, is amended to read as follows:
   6. The office of children and family services  shall  update  training
 issued  to  persons  and officials required to report cases of suspected
 child abuse or maltreatment to include guidance on identifying an abused
 or maltreated child when such child is an individual with an intellectu-
 al or developmental disability as defined in section 1.03 of the  mental
 hygiene  law.  Such guidance shall be developed in consultation with the
 justice center for the protection of people with special needs.  Persons
 and  officials  required  to  report  cases  of suspected child abuse or
 maltreatment shall have [one year] TWO YEARS from the effective date  of
 this subdivision to receive such updated mandated reporter training.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the social services law
 relating to updating the mandated reporter training to  include  how  to
 identify  an  abused  or maltreated child with an intellectual or devel-
 opmental  disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6463-A
 and A. 7366, takes effect.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10847-06-4

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