Bill Text: NY A10422 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the office of professional discipline to report complaints of sexual misconduct made by certain professionals to law enforcement.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-29 - referred to education [A10422 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10422-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10422
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 29, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, WEISENBERG, MONTESANO, McLAUGHLIN, CASTRO,
         McKEVITT,  GIBSON,  ROSENTHAL, MARKEY, GRAF, SWEENEY, MURRAY, ROBERTS,
         ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, GUNTHER, ARROYO, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
         of A. CALHOUN, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Education
       AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the office
         of professional discipline to report complaints of  sexual  misconduct
         made by certain professionals to law enforcement
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6510-f
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 6510-F. COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH PATIENT; REPORT TO  LAW
    4  ENFORCEMENT.  THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE SHALL, UPON  RECEIPT
    5  OF ANY COMPLAINT MADE BY A PERSON AGAINST A PERSON LICENSED  TO PRACTICE
    6  PSYCHOLOGY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE  OF  THIS  TITLE,
    7  LICENSED  TO PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-
    8  FOUR OF THIS TITLE OR LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELING
    9  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE, REPORT THE
   10  NATURE AND CONTENT OF SUCH COMPLAINT TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
   11  HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHEREIN   THE ACTS  OR  BEHAVIOR
   12  THAT  FORM  THE BASIS OF SUCH COMPLAINT OCCURRED  AND THE SUPERINTENDENT
   13  OF STATE POLICE, IF SUCH COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT SUCH PERSON LICENSED  TO
   14  PRACTICE  PSYCHOLOGY,  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK OR LICENSED TO
   15  PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ENGAGED  IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE,  ORAL
   16  SEXUAL  CONDUCT OR SEXUAL CONTACT, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION
   17  130.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WITH A PATIENT.   SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE  MADE
   18  WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER IT IS  RECEIVED BY SUCH OFFICE.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15916-01-2