New York S 8775: Provides guidance to certain children and family services and municipal staff on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement

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S08775 Summary:

BILL NOS08775 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09483

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §390-a, Soc Serv L; amd §2, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.6226 & A.1382)

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Provides guidance to certain staff accepting registrations, issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement.

Go to top S08775 Actions:

BILL NOS08775 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.69

01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9483

&nbspA09483 AMEND= Paulin

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to children and families

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/12/2026reported 

&nbsp01/12/2026rules report cal.14

&nbsp01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.14

&nbsp01/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/20/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/20/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

&nbsp01/29/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8775

&nbsp01/29/20263RD READING CAL.69

&nbsp01/29/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.27

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8775

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing guid-
 ance to certain staff accepting registrations, issuing licenses or
 conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or facilities
 on the identification of circumstances that may indicate the presence
 of controlled substances and referrals to law enforcement; and to
 amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the social services law
 relating to training certain staff accepting registrations, issuing
 licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs
 or facilities on the recognition of controlled substances, as proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S. 6226 and A. 1382, in relation to the
 effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 390-a of the social services law,
 2 as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the social services
 3 law relating to training certain staff accepting registrations, issuing
 4 licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes, programs or
 5 facilities on the recognition of controlled substances, as proposed in
 6 legislative bills numbers S. 6226 and A. 1382, is amended to read as
 7 follows:
 8 1. All office of children and family services and municipal staff
 9 employed to accept registrations, issue licenses or conduct inspections
 10 of child day care homes, programs or facilities, subject to the amounts
 11 appropriated therefor, shall receive: (a) training in at least the
 12 following: regulations promulgated by the office of children and family
 13 services pursuant to section three hundred ninety of this title; child
 14 abuse prevention and identification; safety and security procedures in
 15 child day care settings[, which shall include recognizing the presence
 16 of controlled substances as defined under section thirty-three hundred
 17 six of the public health law]; the principles of childhood development,
 18 and the laws, regulations and procedures governing the protection of
 19 children from abuse or maltreatment; and (b) guidance on identification

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03908-02-6

 S. 8775 2

 1 of circumstances that may indicate the presence of controlled substances
 2 and referrals to law enforcement.
 3 § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the social
 4 services law relating to training certain staff accepting registrations,
 5 issuing licenses or conducting inspections of child day care homes,
 6 programs or facilities on the recognition of controlled substa