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                                  5519

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ, P. RIVERA, N. RIVERA, WEISEN-
  BERG,  STEVENSON, LANCMAN, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, McENENY, PHEFFER, THIELE -- read once  and
  referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring direc-
  tors  of  children's  overnight,  summer  day and traveling summer day
  camps to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 413 of the social
services  law, as separately amended by chapters 323 and 366 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) The following persons and officials  are  required  to  report  or
cause  a  report to be made in accordance with this title when they have
reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming  before  them  in  their
professional  or  official capacity is an abused or maltreated child, or
when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused  or
maltreated  child  where the parent, guardian, custodian or other person
legally responsible for such child comes before them  in  their  profes-
sional  or  official  capacity and states from personal knowledge facts,
conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an
abused or maltreated child: any physician; registered physician  assist-
ant;  surgeon;  medical  examiner;  coroner;  dentist; dental hygienist;
osteopath;  optometrist;  chiropractor;  podiatrist;  resident;  intern;
psychologist; registered nurse; social worker; emergency medical techni-
cian;  licensed  creative  arts  therapist; licensed marriage and family
therapist; licensed mental  health  counselor;  licensed  psychoanalyst;
hospital personnel engaged in the admission, examination, care or treat-
ment  of  persons;  a  Christian  Science practitioner; school official,
which includes but is not limited to  school  teacher,  school  guidance
counselor,  school  psychologist,  school  social  worker, school nurse,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08547-01-1
              

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school administrator or other school personnel required to hold a teach-
ing or administrative license or certificate;  social  services  worker;
DIRECTOR  OF  A  CHILDREN'S OVERNIGHT CAMP, SUMMER DAY CAMP OR TRAVELING
SUMMER  DAY  CAMP, AS SUCH CAMPS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED
NINETY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW; day care center worker;  school-age
child care worker; provider of family or group family day care; employee
or  volunteer in a residential care facility defined in subdivision four
of section four hundred twelve-a of this title or any other  child  care
or foster care worker; mental health professional; substance abuse coun-
selor;  alcoholism  counselor; all persons credentialed by the office of
alcoholism and substance abuse services; peace officer; police  officer;
district  attorney or assistant district attorney; investigator employed
in the office of a district attorney; or other law enforcement official.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.