New York A 5135: Relates to mental health services and resources for child protective services employees

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A05135 Summary:

BILL NOA05135 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00253

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §421, Soc Serv L

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Provides all child protective service employees with supportive mental health services and resources.

Go to top A05135 Actions:

BILL NOA05135 

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02/12/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05135 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5135

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing all
 child protective services employees with supportive mental health
 services and resources

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

 1 Section 1. Section 421 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. provide all child protective services employees with supportive
 4 mental health services and resources including but not limited to eye
 5 movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), vicarious and second-
 6 ary trauma treatment and other forms of therapy, counseling, and infor-
 7 mation as needed to support the health and wellbeing of such employees.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01095-01-5

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