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                                  1092

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, COLTON, COOK, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A.   BRENNAN, CLARK, CROUCH, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  training  regarding
  domestic violence

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 6507 of the  educa-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
read as follows:
  a. Establish standards for preprofessional and professional education,
experience and licensing examinations as required to implement the arti-
cle for each profession. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
commissioner shall establish standards requiring that all persons apply-
ing, on or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one,  initially,
or for the renewal of, a license, registration or limited permit to be a
physician,  chiropractor, dentist, registered nurse, podiatrist, optome-
trist,  psychiatrist,  psychologist,  licensed  master  social   worker,
licensed  clinical  social  worker,  licensed  creative  arts therapist,
licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental  health  counse-
lor,   licensed   psychoanalyst,  dental  hygienist,  licensed  behavior
analyst, or certified behavior analyst assistant shall, in  addition  to
all  the  other  licensure,  certification  or permit requirements, have
completed [two] THREE hours of  coursework  or  training  regarding  the
identification  and  reporting  of  child abuse [and], maltreatment, AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.  The coursework or training shall be obtained from an
institution or provider which has been approved  by  the  department  to
provide  such  coursework  or training. The coursework or training shall
include information regarding the physical and behavioral indicators  of
child abuse [and], maltreatment, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the statutory
reporting requirements set out in sections four hundred thirteen through

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06065-01-5
              

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four hundred twenty of the social services law, including but not limit-
ed to, when and how a report must be made, what other actions the repor-
ter  is  mandated  or authorized to take, the legal protections afforded
reporters, and the consequences for failing to report.  THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL  ESTABLISH  STANDARDS  REQUIRING THAT BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN, ONE HOUR OF THE THREE  COURSEWORK  OR  TRAINING  HOURS
SHALL  INCLUDE  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  RELATIONSHIP  BETWEEN CHILD
ABUSE, MALTREATMENT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  AND  THE  IDENTIFICATION  OF
BEHAVIORAL  AND  PHYSICAL  INDICATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS DEFINED IN
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW.  Such
coursework  or training may also include information regarding the phys-
ical and behavioral indicators of the abuse of individuals  with  mental
retardation and other developmental disabilities and voluntary reporting
of  abused  or  neglected adults to the office of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities or the local adult protective services  unit.
Each  applicant  shall provide the department with documentation showing
that he or she has completed the required training. The department shall
provide an exemption from  the  child  abuse  [and],  maltreatment,  AND
DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  training  requirements to any applicant who requests
such an exemption and who shows, to the department's satisfaction,  that
there  would be no need because of the nature of his or her practice for
him or her to complete such training;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.