New York A 4598: Requires certain persons and officials, teachers, superintendents and certain professionals to complete training in reporting cases of suspected child abuse

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A04598 Summary:

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Amd §413, Soc Serv L; amd §§3003, 3209-a, 3004, 3007, 6501, 6502 & 6507, add §6502-b, Ed L; amd §§214-a &
840, Exec L; amd §2805-n, Pub Health L

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Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; requires all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals who are required to report cases of child abuse and maltreatment to complete training in the reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment at least once every 2 years.

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02/04/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4598

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring
 persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse or
 maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training; to amend the educa-
 tion law, in relation to requiring school superintendents, teachers
 and certain other licensed professionals to complete training in the
 reporting of suspected cases of child abuse and maltreatment; and to
 amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation to
 child abuse prevention

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

 1 Section 1. Section 413 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 3 1-a. (a) Every person and official required to report child abuse or
 4 maltreatment, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, shall, prior
 5 to assumption of the position which requires such reporting, complete
 6 two hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and
 7 reporting of child abuse and maltreatment; provided that every person
 8 and official holding such a position on or before the effective date of
 9 this paragraph shall complete such coursework or training within one
 10 year of the effective date of this subdivision.
 11 (b) Every district attorney, assistant district attorney, police offi-
 12 cer, peace officer, investigator employed in the office of the district
 13 attorney, pediatrician, physician who is employed in an emergency room,
 14 registered nurse and registered physician assistant who is employed by a
 15 pediatrician or in an emergency room, teacher, child care worker, foster
 16 care worker, medical examiner, coroner, preventive services worker,
 17 child protective services worker, social worker whose employment
 18 involves regular interaction with children, substance abuse and alcohol-
 19 ism counselor whose employment involves regular interaction with chil-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07987-01-5

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 1 dren, and mental health professional whose employment involves regular
 2 interaction with children required to report child abuse or maltreat-
 3 ment, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, shall, not less than
 4 once every two years, complete two and one-half hours of coursework or
 5 training regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and
 6 maltreatment. Such continuing coursework or training shall, to the
 7 greatest extent possible, include advanced training which builds on the
 8 initial or earlier coursework required in this subdivision.
 9 (c) Except as otherwise provided by the education law, the office of
 10 children and family services shall approve and/or establish the course-
 11 work and training required to implement the provisions of this subdivi-
 12 sion. Such coursework and training may be developed so that it can be
 13 offered through various means including, but not limited to, internet
 14 based courses a