Bill Text: NY S02659 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to mandating training of direct care workers in adverse childhood experiences.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-23 - signed chap.391 [S02659 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S02659-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2659
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to mandating train-
          ing of direct care workers in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  20-d to read as follows:
     3    § 20-d. Training of direct care workers in adverse  childhood  experi-
     4  ences. 1. As used in this section:
     5    (a)  "Direct-care  employees" means the employees of domestic violence
     6  shelters, safe dwellings, and domestic violence programs  identified  by
     7  the  certifying  organization  to receive training, which shall include,
     8  but not be limited to, the directors and coordinators of such  shelters,
     9  dwellings,  and  programs,  and any individual or employee performing or
    10  required to perform similar responsibilities.
    11    (b) "Certifying organization" means an organization designated by  the
    12  federal  department of health and human services to coordinate statewide
    13  improvements within local  communities,  social  services  systems,  and
    14  programming  regarding  the  prevention  and  intervention  of  domestic
    15  violence in New York state.
    16    (c) "Adverse childhood experiences" or "ACEs" means stressful or trau-
    17  matic experiences  experienced  during  childhood,  which  are  strongly
    18  related  to  the  development  and  prevalence of a wide range of health
    19  problems throughout a person's lifetime, including, but not  limited  to
    20  physical  or  sexual  abuse; domestic violence; parental mental illness;
    21  substance abuse; and incarceration.
    22    2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of
    23  children and family services shall, within amounts appropriated for such
    24  purpose, contract exclusively with an entity, or with entities in  part-
    25  nership,  to  develop  a  training  program for direct-care employees to
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01075-01-9
        S. 2659                             2
     1  identify individuals who have experienced ACEs, develop effective strat-
     2  egies for assisting and interacting with such  individuals,  and  locate
     3  programs  and  services  to  which  such  individuals  with  ACEs may be
     4  referred  to  help  build the individual's resilience.   Such entity, or
     5  entities in partnership, shall be experienced  in  providing  trauma-in-
     6  formed,  victim-centered training on domestic violence, child abuse, and
     7  ACEs.  Such entity, or entities in partnership, shall be responsible for
     8  providing such training to direct-care employees.
     9    3. All direct-care employees shall be required to participate in  such
    10  training  program.    Such training shall be provided at no cost to such
    11  employees.
    12    4. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of
    13  children and family services shall, within amounts appropriated for such
    14  purpose, contract with a certifying organization to  provide  a  certif-
    15  ication  of  completion  to  each direct-care employee who satisfies the
    16  requirements of such training program.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    18  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    19  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    20  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    21  completed by the commissioner of  the  office  of  children  and  family
    22  services on or before such date.