New York A 1790: Relates to training requirements for attorneys appointed to represent a child in certain proceedings

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A01790 Summary:

BILL NOA01790 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04789

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRCruz, Sayegh, Gibbs, Rosenthal, Brown K, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §249-b, Fam Ct Act

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Relates to training requirements for attorneys appointed to represent a child in certain proceedings.

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BILL NOA01790 

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01/14/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1790

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, CRUZ, SAYEGH, GIBBS, ROSENTHAL -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to training require-
 ments for attorneys appointed to represent a child in certain
 proceedings

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of subdivision (a) of section 249-b of
 2 the family court act, paragraph 2 as added and paragraph 3 as amended by
 3 chapter 476 of the laws of 2009, are amended and a new paragraph 4 is
 4 added to read as follows:
 5 2. provide for the development of training programs with the input of
 6 and in consultation with the state office for the prevention of domestic
 7 violence. Such training programs must include an overview of juvenile
 8 delinquency law and procedure the dynamics of domestic violence and its
 9 effect on victims and on children, and the relationship between such
 10 dynamics and the issues considered by the court, including, but not
 11 limited to, custody, visitation and child support. Such training
 12 programs along with the providers of such training must be approved by
 13 the office of court administration following consultation with and input
 14 from the state office for the prevention of domestic violence; and
 15 3. require that all attorneys for children, including new and veteran
 16 attorneys, receive initial training for a period of six hours and ongo-
 17 ing training as prescribed by the court as provided for in this
 18 section[.]; and
 19 4. encourage public defender offices and agencies that provide repre-
 20 sentation in proceedings under this section to provide training on juve-
 21 nile delinquency issues that the state bar has approved for continuing
 22 legal education credit.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04727-01-5

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